Palettes / Colors / #CB489F

#CB489F — Pink

#CB489F is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CB489F 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.

#CB489F is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #48CB74; it also sits naturally between #B548CB and #CB485E. 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 28% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 22% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB489F

.text { color: #CB489F; }
.background { background-color: #CB489F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB489F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 72, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 56%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB489F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 72, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB489F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 72, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB489F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB489F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #48CB74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB489F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB489F

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 #CB489F 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 #CB489F 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

← #CB489E  ·  #CB48A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB489F?

#CB489F is Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 72, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB489F?

#CB489F is RGB 203, 72, 159 — HSL 320°, 56%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 22%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB489F?

Its complement is #48CB74; analogous partners are #B548CB and #CB485E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB489F for text?

Black text on #CB489F has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.