Palettes / Colors / #B20AAA

#B20AAA — Vivid Pink

#B20AAA 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 #B20AAA 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.

#B20AAA 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 #0AB213; it also sits naturally between #670AB2 and #B20A56. 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 70% · Green 4% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 4% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B20AAA

.text { color: #B20AAA; }
.background { background-color: #B20AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B20AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 10, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 89%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B20AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 10, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B20AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 10, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B20AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B20AAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B20AAA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0AB213:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B20AAA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B20AAA

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 #B20AAA 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 #B20AAA 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

← #B20AA9  ·  #B20AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B20AAA?

#B20AAA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 178, 10, 170). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B20AAA?

#B20AAA is RGB 178, 10, 170 — HSL 303°, 89%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 4%, 30%.

What colors go with #B20AAA?

Its complement is #0AB213; analogous partners are #670AB2 and #B20A56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B20AAA for text?

White text on #B20AAA has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.52:1.