Palettes / Colors / #C200BB

#C200BB — Vivid Pink

#C200BB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #C200BB 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.

#C200BB 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 #00C206; it also sits naturally between #6700C2 and #C2005A. 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 76% · Green 0% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 4% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C200BB

.text { color: #C200BB; }
.background { background-color: #C200BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C200BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 0, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 100%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C200BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 0, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C200BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 0, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C200BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C200BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00C206:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C200BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C200BB

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 #C200BB 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 #C200BB 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 #C200BB?

#C200BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 194, 0, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C200BB?

#C200BB is RGB 194, 0, 187 — HSL 302°, 100%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 4%, 24%.

What colors go with #C200BB?

Its complement is #00C206; analogous partners are #6700C2 and #C2005A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C200BB for text?

White text on #C200BB has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.01:1.