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#C01BB2 — Pink

#C01BB2 is a pink color we call 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 #C01BB2 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.

#C01BB2 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 #1BC029; it also sits naturally between #7B1BC0 and #C01B60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C01BB2 · RGB 192, 27, 178

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Color values

HEX#C01BB2
RGB192, 27, 178
HSL305°, 75%, 43%
HSV305°, 86%, 75%
CMYK0%, 86%, 7%, 25%
XYZ30.17, 15.20, 43.46
Yxy15.20, 0.3396, 0.1712
CIE-Lab45.91, 74.19, -40.51
Hunter Lab38.99, 73.08, -42.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 11% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 7% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C01BB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C01BB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C01BB2

.text { color: #C01BB2; }
.background { background-color: #C01BB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C01BB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 27, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 75%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C01BB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 27, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C01BB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 27, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C01BB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C01BB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C01BB2

#AE19A2#9C1691#8A1480#781170#6B0F63#590D53#470A42#360832#240521#120311

Tints of #C01BB2

#D61FC7#E232D3#E548D8#E85EDD#EC79E2#EF8FE7#F2A6EC#F5BCF1#F9D7F6#FCEDFB

Tones of #C01BB2

#B427A8#A9329F#9D3F95#914B8B#855781#7A6278

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1BC029:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.20:1 AA
Against black text4.04:1 AA large only

Best text color on #C01BB2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C01BB2

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 #C01BB2: ·

How #C01BB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #79778DDeuteranopia · #828E85Tritanopia · #B8716A

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 pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C01BB2 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Crystal Solace
#151B69 · #832ADC · #BF25B4 · #A22350
Palette 0c056d
#0C056D · #590D82 · #B61AAE · #F25D9C
Electric Zephyr
#168C8F · #B41CB1 · #C3C71F · #A7E8E4
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Cosmic Ruby Marble
#601887 · #BB28B4 · #C2257C · #5A1923

Similar colors

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

#C01EB9#BF25B4#B61AAE#B41CB1#BD1EBF#BB28B4#C327AB#C123A6#CA13AA#CB1EBC#C225BE#BA12A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C01BB1  ·  #C01BB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C01BB2?

#C01BB2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 192, 27, 178). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C01BB2?

#C01BB2 is RGB 192, 27, 178 — HSL 305°, 75%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 7%, 25%.

What colors go with #C01BB2?

Its complement is #1BC029; analogous partners are #7B1BC0 and #C01B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C01BB2 for text?

White text on #C01BB2 has a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.04:1.