Palettes / Colors / #C729B2

#C729B2 — Pink

#C729B2 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 #C729B2 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.

#C729B2 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 #29C73E; it also sits naturally between #8D29C7 and #C72963. 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 78% · Green 16% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 11% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C729B2

.text { color: #C729B2; }
.background { background-color: #C729B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C729B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 41, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 66%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C729B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 41, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C729B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 41, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C729B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C729B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C729B2

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Tones of #C729B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #29C73E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C729B2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C729B2

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 #C729B2 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 #C729B2 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

← #C729B1  ·  #C729B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C729B2?

#C729B2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 199, 41, 178). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C729B2?

#C729B2 is RGB 199, 41, 178 — HSL 308°, 66%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 11%, 22%.

What colors go with #C729B2?

Its complement is #29C73E; analogous partners are #8D29C7 and #C72963. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C729B2 for text?

White text on #C729B2 has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.