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#CB0BC2 — Vivid Pink

#CB0BC2 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 #CB0BC2 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.

#CB0BC2 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 #0BCB14; it also sits naturally between #750BCB and #CB0B61. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB0BC2 · RGB 203, 11, 194

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Color values

HEX#CB0BC2
RGB203, 11, 194
HSL303°, 90%, 42%
HSV303°, 95%, 80%
CMYK0%, 95%, 4%, 20%
XYZ34.49, 16.83, 52.47
Yxy16.83, 0.3323, 0.1622
CIE-Lab48.05, 80.56, -46.38
Hunter Lab41.03, 81.72, -51.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 4% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 4% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB0BC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB0BC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB0BC2

.text { color: #CB0BC2; }
.background { background-color: #CB0BC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB0BC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 11, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 90%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB0BC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 11, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB0BC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 11, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB0BC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB0BC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB0BC2

#B80AAF#A5099D#96088F#83077D#6F066A#5C0558#490445#3A0337#270225#130112

Tints of #CB0BC2

#E40CD9#F31BE8#F434EB#F651EE#F769F0#F881F2#FA9EF5#FBB6F8#FDD3FB#FEECFD

Tones of #CB0BC2

#BE19B5#B027A9#A2349C#954191#874F84#795D78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0BCB14:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.81:1 AA
Against black text4.37:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CB0BC2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB0BC2

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 #CB0BC2: ·

How #CB0BC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #787696Deuteranopia · #83918BTritanopia · #C1736B

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB0BC2 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D

Similar colors

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

#C917C9#CA1DC6#CB1EBC#DE12BF#BF1FC6#C01EB9#BD1EBF#DA17B2#CA13AA#B715CE#D020B4#D921BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB0BC1  ·  #CB0BC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB0BC2?

#CB0BC2 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 11, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB0BC2?

#CB0BC2 is RGB 203, 11, 194 — HSL 303°, 90%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 4%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB0BC2?

Its complement is #0BCB14; analogous partners are #750BCB and #CB0B61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB0BC2 for text?

White text on #CB0BC2 has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.