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#C03588 Color

#C03588 is rgb(192, 53, 136) in RGB, hsl(324, 57%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 29%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C03588
HEX#C03588
RGBrgb(192, 53, 136)
HSLhsl(324, 57%, 48%)
HSVhsv(324, 72%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 29%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.192 348.4)
LABlab(46.67% 60.47 -13.79)
LCHlch(46.67% 62.02 347.15)

What #C03588 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 #C03588, 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.

#C03588 Channel Values

How #C03588 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 53 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 57% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 72% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 29% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C03588 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C03588 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C03588

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C03588; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C03588

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 #C03588.

How #C03588 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#C03588
Protanopia#616187
Protanomaly#915388
Deuteranopia#7B7B84
Deuteranomaly#9B6686
Tritanopia#BC4747
Tritanomaly#BD4067
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C03588 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c03588: #C03588;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C03588;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c03588': '#C03588' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.208, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_c03588">#C03588</color>
SVG fillfill="#C03588"

More Pink Colors

#C03588 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C03588 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C03588?

#C03588 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(192, 53, 136) in RGB and hsl(324, 57%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.6.

What is the RGB value of #C03588?

#C03588 is rgb(192, 53, 136) — red 192, green 53, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C03588?

#C03588 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 29%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C03588 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C03588 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C03588 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C03588 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 9.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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