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#A615BC — Vivid Pink

#A615BC 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 #A615BC 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.

#A615BC 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.

#A615BC · RGB 166, 21, 188

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Color values

HEX#A615BC
RGB166, 21, 188
HSL292°, 80%, 41%
HSV292°, 89%, 74%
CMYK12%, 89%, 0%, 26%
XYZ25.07, 12.27, 48.62
Yxy12.27, 0.2916, 0.1428
CIE-Lab41.65, 72.18, -53.48
Hunter Lab35.03, 69.38, -61.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 8% · Blue 74%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A615BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A615BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A615BC

.text { color: #A615BC; }
.background { background-color: #A615BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A615BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 21, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A615BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 21, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A615BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 21, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A615BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A615BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A615BC

#9613AA#8A119C#790F8A#690D77#5D0C6A#4D0A57#3D0845#2D0632#200425#100212

Tints of #A615BC

#BE18D8#CC23E7#D33EEA#D855EC#DE71EF#E488F2#EAA3F5#EFBAF7#F6D6FA#FBEDFD

Tones of #A615BC

#9D20B1#942DA4#8C3899#83458C#7A5181#715D74

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BBC15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.08:1 AA
Against black text3.45:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A615BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A615BC

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 #A615BC: ·

How #A615BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #676694Deuteranopia · #707A8ATritanopia · #9F746D

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A615BC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Gentle Ember
#E6BCF1 · #9A1FB7 · #84219B · #330B3D
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Vintage Ruby Mosaic
#B121C2 · #BAAA20 · #27DAC7 · #E9B1E7

Similar colors

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

#A011B8#A613C4#B115B9#9A1FB7#AF16CA#B121C2#9F24C2#B41CB1#A825C7#AA21AD#A229BD#B126B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A615BB  ·  #A615BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A615BC?

#A615BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 166, 21, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A615BC?

#A615BC is RGB 166, 21, 188 — HSL 292°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 12%, 89%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A615BC?

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

Can I use #A615BC for text?

White text on #A615BC has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.