Palettes / Colors / #C22EA2

#C22EA2 — Pink

#C22EA2 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 #C22EA2 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.

#C22EA2 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 #2EC24E; it also sits naturally between #982EC2 and #C22E58. 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 18% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 16% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C22EA2

.text { color: #C22EA2; }
.background { background-color: #C22EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C22EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 46, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 62%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C22EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 46, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C22EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 46, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C22EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C22EA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C22EA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EC24E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C22EA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C22EA2

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 #C22EA2 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 #C22EA2 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

← #C22EA1  ·  #C22EA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C22EA2?

#C22EA2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 194, 46, 162). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C22EA2?

#C22EA2 is RGB 194, 46, 162 — HSL 313°, 62%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 16%, 24%.

What colors go with #C22EA2?

Its complement is #2EC24E; analogous partners are #982EC2 and #C22E58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C22EA2 for text?

White text on #C22EA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.21:1.