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#C125BC Color

#C125BC is rgb(193, 37, 188) in RGB, hsl(302, 68%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 3%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C125BC
HEX#C125BC
RGBrgb(193, 37, 188)
HSLhsl(302, 68%, 45%)
HSVhsv(302, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 3%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.241 329.6)
LABlab(47.29% 70.33 -43.74)
LCHlch(47.29% 82.82 328.12)

What #C125BC 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 #C125BC, 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.

#C125BC Channel Values

How #C125BC 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 193 · G 37 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 68% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 81% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 3% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C125BC 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C125BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C125BC; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C125BC

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 #C125BC.

How #C125BC 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#C125BC
Protanopia#5C5CBC
Protanomaly#904BBC
Deuteranopia#7878BA
Deuteranomaly#9B61BB
Tritanopia#B75050
Tritanomaly#BB4289
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C125BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c125bc: #C125BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C125BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c125bc': '#C125BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.145, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_c125bc">#C125BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C125BC"

More Pink Colors

#C125BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C125BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C125BC?

#C125BC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(193, 37, 188) in RGB and hsl(302, 68%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #C125BC?

#C125BC is rgb(193, 37, 188) — red 193, green 37, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C125BC?

#C125BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 3%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C125BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C125BC scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C125BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C125BC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.88, which is visibly different.

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