Palettes / Colors / #B116A9

#B116A9 — Vivid Pink

#B116A9 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 #B116A9 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.

#B116A9 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 #16B11E; it also sits naturally between #6B16B1 and #B1165C. 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 9% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 5% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B116A9

.text { color: #B116A9; }
.background { background-color: #B116A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B116A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 22, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 78%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B116A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 22, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B116A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 22, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B116A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B116A9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #16B11E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B116A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B116A9

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 #B116A9 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 #B116A9 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 #B116A9?

#B116A9 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 177, 22, 169). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B116A9?

#B116A9 is RGB 177, 22, 169 — HSL 303°, 78%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 5%, 31%.

What colors go with #B116A9?

Its complement is #16B11E; analogous partners are #6B16B1 and #B1165C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B116A9 for text?

White text on #B116A9 has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.