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#CB10BC — Vivid Pink

#CB10BC 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 #CB10BC 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.

#CB10BC 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 #10CB20; it also sits naturally between #7D10CB and #CB105E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB10BC · RGB 203, 16, 188

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Color values

HEX#CB10BC
RGB203, 16, 188
HSL305°, 85%, 43%
HSV305°, 92%, 80%
CMYK0%, 92%, 7%, 20%
XYZ33.89, 16.70, 49.01
Yxy16.70, 0.3403, 0.1676
CIE-Lab47.88, 79.22, -43.15
Hunter Lab40.86, 79.97, -46.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 6% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB10BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB10BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB10BC

.text { color: #CB10BC; }
.background { background-color: #CB10BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB10BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 16, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 85%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB10BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 16, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB10BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 16, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB10BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB10BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB10BC

#B80FAA#A50D98#920C87#7F0A76#710969#5E0857#4B0646#390534#260323#130211

Tints of #CB10BC

#E212D1#ED26DD#EF3EE1#F155E4#F471E9#F589EC#F7A1F0#F9B8F4#FCD5F8#FDECFC

Tones of #CB10BC

#BE1EB0#B12BA5#A3389A#95468F#885384#7B6079

Color harmonies

Complementary — #10CB20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.84:1 AA
Against black text4.34:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CB10BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB10BC

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 #CB10BC: ·

How #CB10BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7A7892Deuteranopia · #859388Tritanopia · #C2726A

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB10BC rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Crystal Ruby Cinder
#F5B3EA · #E666D1 · #D020B4 · #961782

Similar colors

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

#CB1EBC#C917C9#CA1DC6#C01EB9#CA13AA#D020B4#DA17B2#DE12BF#CE17AA#BD1EBF#D21AAC#BF1FC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB10BB  ·  #CB10BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB10BC?

#CB10BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 16, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB10BC?

#CB10BC is RGB 203, 16, 188 — HSL 305°, 85%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB10BC?

Its complement is #10CB20; analogous partners are #7D10CB and #CB105E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB10BC for text?

White text on #CB10BC has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.34:1.