Palettes / Colors / #A2016E

#A2016E — Vivid Pink

#A2016E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #A2016E 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.

#A2016E 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 #01A234; it also sits naturally between #8501A2 and #A2011E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 0% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 32% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2016E

.text { color: #A2016E; }
.background { background-color: #A2016E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2016E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 1, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 99%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2016E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 1, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2016E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 1, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2016E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2016E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2016E

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Tones of #A2016E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #01A234:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2016E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2016E

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:

How #A2016E looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2016E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2016D  ·  #A2016F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2016E?

#A2016E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 162, 1, 110). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2016E?

#A2016E is RGB 162, 1, 110 — HSL 319°, 99%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 32%, 36%.

What colors go with #A2016E?

Its complement is #01A234; analogous partners are #8501A2 and #A2011E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2016E for text?

White text on #A2016E has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.77:1.