Palettes / Colors / #B00C8A

#B00C8A — Vivid Pink

#B00C8A is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #B00C8A 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.

#B00C8A is a warm-leaning 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 #0CB033; it also sits naturally between #850CB0 and #B00C38. 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 69% · Green 5% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 22% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B00C8A

.text { color: #B00C8A; }
.background { background-color: #B00C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B00C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 12, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 87%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B00C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 12, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B00C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 12, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B00C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B00C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CB033:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B00C8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B00C8A

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 #B00C8A 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 #B00C8A 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

← #B00C89  ·  #B00C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B00C8A?

#B00C8A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 176, 12, 138). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B00C8A?

#B00C8A is RGB 176, 12, 138 — HSL 314°, 87%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 22%, 31%.

What colors go with #B00C8A?

Its complement is #0CB033; analogous partners are #850CB0 and #B00C38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B00C8A for text?

White text on #B00C8A has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.27:1.