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#D449CD — Pink

#D449CD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #D449CD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D449CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #49D450; it also sits naturally between #9649D4 and #D44988. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D449CD · RGB 212, 73, 205

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Color values

HEX#D449CD
RGB212, 73, 205
HSL303°, 62%, 56%
HSV303°, 66%, 83%
CMYK0%, 66%, 3%, 17%
XYZ40.55, 23.17, 60.09
Yxy23.17, 0.3275, 0.1871
CIE-Lab55.25, 69.32, -41.21
Hunter Lab48.14, 69.81, -44.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 29% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 3% · Key 17%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #D449CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D449CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D449CD

.text { color: #D449CD; }
.background { background-color: #D449CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D449CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 73, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 62%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D449CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 73, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D449CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 73, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D449CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D449CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D449CD

#D035C8#BE2DB7#A5279F#91228B#7C1D77#671863#53134F#3A0E38#250924#110410

Tints of #D449CD

#D85AD2#DC6AD6#E07BDB#E48BDF#E89CE4#ECACE8#EFBDED#F3CDF1#F7DEF6#FBEEFA

Tones of #D449CD

#CA53C4#C05DBB#B668B2#AD71AA#A37BA1#998598

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49D450:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.73:1 AA large only
Against black text5.63:1 AA

Best text color on #D449CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D449CD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D449CD: ·

How #D449CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9897ADDeuteranopia · #A0AAA5Tritanopia · #CD948E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D449CD rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D244CD#D147C8#D243D6#D850C5#CD48D6#DB4FD4#CF52C7#DF4AD4#E046C7#D041C2#DE40D3#C949D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D449CC  ·  #D449CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D449CD?

#D449CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 212, 73, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D449CD?

#D449CD is RGB 212, 73, 205 — HSL 303°, 62%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 3%, 17%.

What colors go with #D449CD?

Its complement is #49D450; analogous partners are #9649D4 and #D44988. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D449CD for text?

Black text on #D449CD has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.