Palettes / Colors / #A802BD

#A802BD — Vivid Pink

#A802BD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #A802BD 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.

#A802BD 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 #17BB02; it also sits naturally between #4902BB and #BB0274. 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 66% · Green 1% · Blue 74%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A802BD

.text { color: #A802BD; }
.background { background-color: #A802BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A802BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 2, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A802BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 2, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A802BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 2, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A802BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A802BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A802BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #17BB02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A802BD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A802BD

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 #A802BD 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 #A802BD 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 #A802BD?

#A802BD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 168, 2, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A802BD?

#A802BD is RGB 168, 2, 189 — HSL 293°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 11%, 99%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #A802BD?

Its complement is #17BB02; analogous partners are #4902BB and #BB0274. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A802BD for text?

White text on #A802BD has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.41:1.