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#C12FA9 Color

#C12FA9 is rgb(193, 47, 169) in RGB, hsl(310, 61%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 12%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C12FA9
HEX#C12FA9
RGBrgb(193, 47, 169)
HSLhsl(310, 61%, 47%)
HSVhsv(310, 76%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 12%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.219 335.8)
LABlab(47.38% 65.72 -32.44)
LCHlch(47.38% 73.29 333.73)

What #C12FA9 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 #C12FA9, 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.

#C12FA9 Channel Values

How #C12FA9 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 47 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 61% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 76% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 12% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C12FA9 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C12FA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C12FA9; 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 #C12FA9

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C12FA9.

How #C12FA9 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#C12FA9
Protanopia#5F5FA9
Protanomaly#9150A9
Deuteranopia#7A7AA6
Deuteranomaly#9C64A7
Tritanopia#B94D4D
Tritanomaly#BC437D
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C12FA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c12fa9: #C12FA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C12FA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c12fa9': '#C12FA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.184, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_c12fa9">#C12FA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C12FA9"

More Pink Colors

#C12FA9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C12FA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C12FA9?

#C12FA9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(193, 47, 169) in RGB and hsl(310, 61%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #C12FA9?

#C12FA9 is rgb(193, 47, 169) — red 193, green 47, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C12FA9?

#C12FA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 12%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C12FA9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C12FA9 scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C12FA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C12FA9 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 17.21, which is visibly different.

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