Palettes / Colors / #A21189

#A21189 — Vivid Pink

#A21189 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 #A21189 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.

#A21189 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 #11A229; it also sits naturally between #7111A2 and #A21141. 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 7% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 15% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A21189

.text { color: #A21189; }
.background { background-color: #A21189; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A21189; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 17, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 81%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A21189; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 17, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A21189; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 17, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A21189">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A21189">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A21189

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #11A229:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A21189: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A21189

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 #A21189 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 #A21189 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

← #A21188  ·  #A2118A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A21189?

#A21189 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 162, 17, 137). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A21189?

#A21189 is RGB 162, 17, 137 — HSL 310°, 81%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 15%, 36%.

What colors go with #A21189?

Its complement is #11A229; analogous partners are #7111A2 and #A21141. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A21189 for text?

White text on #A21189 has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.98:1.