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#C039AA Color

#C039AA is rgb(192, 57, 170) in RGB, hsl(310, 54%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C039AA
HEX#C039AA
RGBrgb(192, 57, 170)
HSLhsl(310, 54%, 49%)
HSVhsv(310, 70%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 11%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.209 335.3)
LABlab(48.38% 62.46 -31.48)
LCHlch(48.38% 69.94 333.25)

What #C039AA 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 #C039AA, 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.

#C039AA Channel Values

How #C039AA 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 57 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 54% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 70% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 11% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C039AA 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C039AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C039AA; 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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Tints & Shades of #C039AA

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 #C039AA.

How #C039AA 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#C039AA
Protanopia#6363AA
Protanomaly#9155AA
Deuteranopia#7C7CA7
Deuteranomaly#9C68A8
Tritanopia#B85353
Tritanomaly#BB4A7F
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C039AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c039aa: #C039AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C039AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c039aa': '#C039AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.224, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_c039aa">#C039AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C039AA"

More Pink Colors

#C039AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C039AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C039AA?

#C039AA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(192, 57, 170) in RGB and hsl(310, 54%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #C039AA?

#C039AA is rgb(192, 57, 170) — red 192, green 57, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C039AA?

#C039AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 11%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C039AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C039AA scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C039AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C039AA 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.61, which is visibly different.

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