Palettes / Colors / #D52ABA

#D52ABA — Pink

#D52ABA is a pink color we call 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 #D52ABA 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.

#D52ABA 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 #2AD544; it also sits naturally between #992AD5 and #D52A66. 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 84% · Green 16% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 13% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D52ABA

.text { color: #D52ABA; }
.background { background-color: #D52ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D52ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 42, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 67%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D52ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 42, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D52ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 42, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D52ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D52ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D52ABA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AD544:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D52ABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D52ABA

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 #D52ABA 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 #D52ABA 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

← #D52AB9  ·  #D52ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D52ABA?

#D52ABA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 213, 42, 186). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D52ABA?

#D52ABA is RGB 213, 42, 186 — HSL 309°, 67%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 13%, 16%.

What colors go with #D52ABA?

Its complement is #2AD544; analogous partners are #992AD5 and #D52A66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D52ABA for text?

Black text on #D52ABA has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.