Palettes / Colors / #A615BB

#A615BB — Vivid Pink

#A615BB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #A615BB 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.

#A615BB is a cool 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 #2BBC15; it also sits naturally between #5215BC and #BC157F. 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 65% · Green 8% · Blue 73%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A615BB

.text { color: #A615BB; }
.background { background-color: #A615BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A615BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 21, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A615BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 21, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A615BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 21, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A615BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A615BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BBC15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A615BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A615BB

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 #A615BB 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 #A615BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A615BB?

#A615BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 166, 21, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A615BB?

#A615BB is RGB 166, 21, 187 — HSL 292°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 11%, 89%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A615BB?

Its complement is #2BBC15; analogous partners are #5215BC and #BC157F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A615BB for text?

White text on #A615BB has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.