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#A902CA — Vivid Pink

#A902CA 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 #A902CA 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.

#A902CA 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 #23CA02; it also sits naturally between #4502CA and #CA0287. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A902CA · RGB 169, 2, 202

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Color values

HEX#A902CA
RGB169, 2, 202
HSL290°, 98%, 40%
HSV290°, 99%, 79%
CMYK16%, 99%, 0%, 21%
XYZ27.04, 12.74, 56.91
Yxy12.74, 0.2797, 0.1318
CIE-Lab42.37, 77.26, -60.46
Hunter Lab35.70, 75.86, -74.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 1% · Blue 79%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A902CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A902CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A902CA

.text { color: #A902CA; }
.background { background-color: #A902CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A902CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 2, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A902CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 2, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A902CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 2, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A902CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A902CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A902CA

#9802B6#8B02A7#7A0192#6E0183#5D016F#4C015B#3F014C#2E0138#220028#110014

Tints of #A902CA

#C202E8#D408FD#D926FD#DD3FFD#E35DFD#E87CFE#EC95FE#F2B3FE#F6CDFE#FBEBFF

Tones of #A902CA

#9F10BC#961FAD#8C2D9F#833B91#794983#705874

Color harmonies

Complementary — #23CA02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.92:1 AA
Against black text3.55:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A902CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A902CA

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 #A902CA: ·

How #A902CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #615F9ADeuteranopia · #6A778ETritanopia · #A1736B

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A902CA rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B

Similar colors

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

#A613C4#A412D4#AF16CA#B715CE#A011B8#B115B9#B500B2#B11FD1#9112BC#AF05AA#B121C2#AB03A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A902C9  ·  #A902CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A902CA?

#A902CA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 169, 2, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A902CA?

#A902CA is RGB 169, 2, 202 — HSL 290°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 16%, 99%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A902CA?

Its complement is #23CA02; analogous partners are #4502CA and #CA0287. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A902CA for text?

White text on #A902CA has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.55:1.