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#C01BC5 Color

#C01BC5 is rgb(192, 27, 197) in RGB, hsl(298, 76%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 86%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C01BC5
HEX#C01BC5
RGBrgb(192, 27, 197)
HSLhsl(298, 76%, 44%)
HSVhsv(298, 86%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 86%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.254 326.8)
LABlab(46.84% 73.11 -49.69)
LCHlch(46.84% 88.40 325.80)

What #C01BC5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C01BC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C01BC5 Channel Values

How #C01BC5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 27 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 76% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 86% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C01BC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C01BC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C01BC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C01BC5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C01BC5.

How #C01BC5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C01BC5
Protanopia#5959C5
Protanomaly#8E47C5
Deuteranopia#7676C3
Deuteranomaly#995FC4
Tritanopia#B45050
Tritanomaly#B9418E
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C01BC5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c01bc5: #C01BC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C01BC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c01bc5': '#C01BC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.106, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_c01bc5">#C01BC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C01BC5"

More Pink Colors

#C01BC5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C01BC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C01BC5?

#C01BC5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(192, 27, 197) in RGB and hsl(298, 76%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #C01BC5?

#C01BC5 is rgb(192, 27, 197) — red 192, green 27, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C01BC5?

#C01BC5 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 86%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C01BC5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C01BC5 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C01BC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C01BC5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 17.58, which is visibly different.

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