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#CC00A0 — Vivid Pink

#CC00A0 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 #CC00A0 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.

#CC00A0 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 #00CC2C; it also sits naturally between #9200CC and #CC003A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC00A0 · RGB 204, 0, 160

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Color values

HEX#CC00A0
RGB204, 0, 160
HSL313°, 100%, 40%
HSV313°, 100%, 80%
CMYK0%, 100%, 22%, 20%
XYZ31.25, 15.38, 34.58
Yxy15.38, 0.3848, 0.1894
CIE-Lab46.14, 77.22, -29.31
Hunter Lab39.21, 76.92, -28.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 0% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 22% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC00A0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC00A0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC00A0

.text { color: #CC00A0; }
.background { background-color: #CC00A0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC00A0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 0, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC00A0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 0, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC00A0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 0, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC00A0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC00A0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC00A0

#B80090#A80084#940074#850068#700058#5C0048#4D003C#38002C#290020#140010

Tints of #CC00A0

#EB00B8#FF05C9#FF24CF#FF3DD5#FF5CDC#FF7AE2#FF94E8#FFB3EE#FFCCF4#FFEBFB

Tones of #CC00A0

#BE0E98#AE1E8F#A02C87#923A7F#844877#74586E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00CC2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.15:1 AA
Against black text4.08:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CC00A0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC00A0

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 #CC00A0: ·

How #CC00A0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #747279Deuteranopia · #808F70Tritanopia · #C25B54

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC00A0 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18
Smoky Marble
#CC138F · #ED42D6 · #57EF89 · #94EEAA
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9

Similar colors

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

#C511A6#CA13AA#C21292#CE17AA#CC138F#BA12A6#C51B9F#B500B2#D21AAC#D11DA5#D7158D#B20FA7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC009F  ·  #CC00A1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC00A0?

#CC00A0 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 0, 160). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC00A0?

#CC00A0 is RGB 204, 0, 160 — HSL 313°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 22%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC00A0?

Its complement is #00CC2C; analogous partners are #9200CC and #CC003A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC00A0 for text?

White text on #CC00A0 has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.08:1.