Palettes / Colors / #CB01CA

#CB01CA — Vivid Pink

#CB01CA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #CB01CA 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.

#CB01CA 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 #01CB01; it also sits naturally between #6601CB and #CB0166. 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 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB01CA

.text { color: #CB01CA; }
.background { background-color: #CB01CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB01CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 1, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB01CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 1, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB01CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 1, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB01CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB01CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #01CB01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB01CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB01CA

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 #CB01CA 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 #CB01CA 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

← #CB01C9  ·  #CB01CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB01CA?

#CB01CA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 1, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB01CA?

#CB01CA is RGB 203, 1, 202 — HSL 300°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB01CA?

Its complement is #01CB01; analogous partners are #6601CB and #CB0166. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB01CA for text?

White text on #CB01CA has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.40:1.