Palettes / Colors / #C021A9

#C021A9 — Pink

#C021A9 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 #C021A9 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.

#C021A9 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 #21C038; it also sits naturally between #8821C0 and #C02158. 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 75% · Green 13% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 12% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C021A9

.text { color: #C021A9; }
.background { background-color: #C021A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C021A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 33, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 71%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C021A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 33, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C021A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 33, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C021A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C021A9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C021A9

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Tones of #C021A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #21C038:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C021A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C021A9

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 #C021A9 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 #C021A9 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 #C021A9?

#C021A9 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 192, 33, 169). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C021A9?

#C021A9 is RGB 192, 33, 169 — HSL 309°, 71%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 12%, 25%.

What colors go with #C021A9?

Its complement is #21C038; analogous partners are #8821C0 and #C02158. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C021A9 for text?

White text on #C021A9 has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.03:1.