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#CB00EB — Vivid Pink

#CB00EB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CB00EB 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.

#CB00EB is a cool 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 #1FEB00; it also sits naturally between #5600EB and #EB0095. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB00EB · RGB 203, 0, 235

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Color values

HEX#CB00EB
RGB203, 0, 235
HSL292°, 100%, 46%
HSV292°, 100%, 92%
CMYK14%, 100%, 0%, 8%
XYZ39.62, 18.69, 80.12
Yxy18.69, 0.2862, 0.1350
CIE-Lab50.33, 87.62, -66.20
Hunter Lab43.24, 91.66, -85.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 0% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB00EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB00EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB00EB

.text { color: #CB00EB; }
.background { background-color: #CB00EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB00EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 0, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB00EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 0, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB00EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 0, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB00EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB00EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB00EB

#BA00D6#A800C2#9200A8#800094#6E0080#5D006B#4B0057#35003D#230029#120014

Tints of #CB00EB

#DE05FF#E11FFF#E438FF#E852FF#EB6BFF#EF85FF#F29EFF#F5B8FF#F9D1FF#FCEBFF

Tones of #CB00EB

#BF10DA#B222C9#A632B8#9A43A8#8E5397#816586

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1FEB00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.43:1 AA large only
Against black text4.74:1 AA

Best text color on #CB00EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB00EB

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 #CB00EB: ·

How #CB00EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7371B2Deuteranopia · #7F8EA5Tritanopia · #C1857B

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 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB00EB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Palette 000000
#000000 · #5800FF · #E900FF · #FFC600

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#D01AE2#DC17EC#DB13FA#B819FA#E900FF#C424E6#C725E5#B81FDA#E311CF#BF27EB#B715CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB00EA  ·  #CB00EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB00EB?

#CB00EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 0, 235). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB00EB?

#CB00EB is RGB 203, 0, 235 — HSL 292°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 14%, 100%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB00EB?

Its complement is #1FEB00; analogous partners are #5600EB and #EB0095. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB00EB for text?

Black text on #CB00EB has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.