Palettes / Colors / #CB019D

#CB019D — Vivid Pink

#CB019D 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 #CB019D 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.

#CB019D 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 #01CB30; it also sits naturally between #9501CB and #CB0137. 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 80% · Green 0% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 23% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB019D

.text { color: #CB019D; }
.background { background-color: #CB019D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB019D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 1, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB019D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 1, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB019D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 1, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB019D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB019D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB019D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #01CB30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB019D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB019D

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 #CB019D 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 #CB019D 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

← #CB019C  ·  #CB019E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB019D?

#CB019D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 1, 157). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB019D?

#CB019D is RGB 203, 1, 157 — HSL 314°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 23%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB019D?

Its complement is #01CB30; analogous partners are #9501CB and #CB0137. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB019D for text?

White text on #CB019D has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.03:1.