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#CB2AEC — Vivid Pink

#CB2AEC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CB2AEC 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.

#CB2AEC 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 #4CED2C; it also sits naturally between #6C2CED and #ED2CAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB2AEC · RGB 203, 42, 236

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Color values

HEX#CB2AEC
RGB203, 42, 236
HSL290°, 84%, 55%
HSV290°, 82%, 93%
CMYK14%, 82%, 0%, 7%
XYZ40.60, 20.41, 81.16
Yxy20.41, 0.2856, 0.1436
CIE-Lab52.30, 82.17, -63.58
Hunter Lab45.18, 85.09, -80.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 16% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB2AEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB2AEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB2AEC

.text { color: #CB2AEC; }
.background { background-color: #CB2AEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB2AEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 42, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB2AEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 42, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB2AEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 42, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB2AEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB2AEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB2AEC

#C714EB#B312D3#9F10BC#8B0EA4#770C8D#5F0A71#4C0859#380642#24042A#100213

Tints of #CB2AEC

#D13FEE#D551F0#DA64F2#DE77F3#E48EF5#E9A1F7#EDB4F8#F2C7FA#F6D9FC#FBECFD

Tones of #CB2AEC

#C33ADF#BA47D1#B155C3#A863B6#9F71A8#957E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.13:1 AA large only
Against black text5.08:1 AA

Best text color on #CB2AEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB2AEC

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 #CB2AEC: ·

How #CB2AEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8584BDDeuteranopia · #8F9BB2Tritanopia · #C39890

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 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB2AEC rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD

Similar colors

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

#C72CE6#C725E5#C424E6#C735E8#BF27EB#CC2FF8#BF2EF0#D731ED#D630E5#C52CF9#D22EDE#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB2AEB  ·  #CB2AED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB2AEC?

#CB2AEC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 42, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB2AEC?

#CB2AEC is RGB 203, 42, 236 — HSL 290°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 14%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB2AEC?

Its complement is #4CED2C; analogous partners are #6C2CED and #ED2CAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB2AEC for text?

Black text on #CB2AEC has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.