Palettes / Colors / #DB00A4

#DB00A4 — Vivid Pink

#DB00A4 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#DB00A4 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 #00DB37; it also sits naturally between #A400DB and #DB0037. 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 86% · Green 0% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 25% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB00A4

.text { color: #DB00A4; }
.background { background-color: #DB00A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB00A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 0, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB00A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 0, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB00A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 0, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB00A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB00A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB00A4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00DB37:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB00A4: #FFFFFF.

How #DB00A4 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 #DB00A4 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB00A4?

#DB00A4 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 0, 164). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB00A4?

#DB00A4 is RGB 219, 0, 164 — HSL 315°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 25%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB00A4?

Its complement is #00DB37; analogous partners are #A400DB and #DB0037. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB00A4 for text?

White text on #DB00A4 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.