Palettes / Colors / #A809C8

#A809C8 — Vivid Pink

#A809C8 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 #A809C8 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.

#A809C8 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 #29C809; it also sits naturally between #4909C8 and #C80988. 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 4% · Blue 78%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A809C8

.text { color: #A809C8; }
.background { background-color: #A809C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A809C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 9, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 91%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A809C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 9, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A809C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 9, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A809C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A809C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #29C809:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A809C8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A809C8

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 #A809C8 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 #A809C8 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

← #A809C7  ·  #A809C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A809C8?

#A809C8 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 168, 9, 200). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A809C8?

#A809C8 is RGB 168, 9, 200 — HSL 290°, 91%, 41% — CMYK 16%, 96%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #A809C8?

Its complement is #29C809; analogous partners are #4909C8 and #C80988. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A809C8 for text?

White text on #A809C8 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.54:1.