Palettes / Colors / #C51183

#C51183 — Vivid Pink

#C51183 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 #C51183 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.

#C51183 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 #11C553; it also sits naturally between #AD11C5 and #C51129. 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 77% · Green 7% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 34% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C51183

.text { color: #C51183; }
.background { background-color: #C51183; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C51183; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 17, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 84%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C51183; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 17, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C51183; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 17, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C51183">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C51183">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C51183

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #11C553:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C51183: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C51183

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 #C51183 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 #C51183 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

← #C51182  ·  #C51184 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C51183?

#C51183 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 197, 17, 131). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C51183?

#C51183 is RGB 197, 17, 131 — HSL 322°, 84%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 34%, 23%.

What colors go with #C51183?

Its complement is #11C553; analogous partners are #AD11C5 and #C51129. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C51183 for text?

White text on #C51183 has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.