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#C809BB — Vivid Pink

#C809BB 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 #C809BB 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.

#C809BB 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 #09C816; it also sits naturally between #7509C8 and #C8095C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C809BB · RGB 200, 9, 187

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Color values

HEX#C809BB
RGB200, 9, 187
HSL304°, 91%, 41%
HSV304°, 96%, 78%
CMYK0%, 96%, 7%, 22%
XYZ32.89, 16.06, 48.38
Yxy16.06, 0.3379, 0.1650
CIE-Lab47.06, 79.22, -43.90
Hunter Lab40.08, 79.72, -47.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 4% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 7% · Key 22%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C809BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C809BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C809BB

.text { color: #C809BB; }
.background { background-color: #C809BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C809BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 9, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 91%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C809BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 9, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C809BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 9, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C809BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C809BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C809BB

#B408A9#A6089B#920789#7F0677#700569#5D0457#490344#360332#270224#130112

Tints of #C809BB

#E50BD6#F415E5#F532E8#F74BEB#F868EE#F980F1#FA9EF4#FCB6F7#FDD3FA#FEECFD

Tones of #C809BB

#BA17AF#AD25A3#9F3298#91408C#844D80#765B74

Color harmonies

Complementary — #09C816:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.99:1 AA
Against black text4.21:1 AA large only

Best text color on #C809BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C809BB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C809BB: ·

How #C809BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #757490Deuteranopia · #808F86Tritanopia · #BE6E66

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C809BB rather than the exact color:

Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C917C9#CA13AA#CB1EBC#C01EB9#C511A6#CE17AA#B500B2#CA1DC6#BD1EBF#DE12BF#DA17B2#D21AAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C809BA  ·  #C809BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C809BB?

#C809BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 200, 9, 187). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C809BB?

#C809BB is RGB 200, 9, 187 — HSL 304°, 91%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 7%, 22%.

What colors go with #C809BB?

Its complement is #09C816; analogous partners are #7509C8 and #C8095C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C809BB for text?

White text on #C809BB has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.21:1.