Palettes / Colors / #CA129C

#CA129C — Vivid Pink

#CA129C 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 #CA129C 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.

#CA129C 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 #12CA40; it also sits naturally between #9C12CA and #CA1240. 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 79% · Green 7% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 23% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA129C

.text { color: #CA129C; }
.background { background-color: #CA129C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA129C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 18, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 84%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA129C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 18, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA129C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 18, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA129C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA129C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #12CA40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA129C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA129C

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 #CA129C 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 #CA129C 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

← #CA129B  ·  #CA129D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA129C?

#CA129C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 18, 156). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA129C?

#CA129C is RGB 202, 18, 156 — HSL 315°, 84%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 23%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA129C?

Its complement is #12CA40; analogous partners are #9C12CA and #CA1240. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA129C for text?

White text on #CA129C has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.08:1.