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#C20091 Color

#C20091 is rgb(194, 0, 145) in RGB, hsl(315, 100%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C20091
HEX#C20091
RGBrgb(194, 0, 145)
HSLhsl(315, 100%, 38%)
HSVhsv(315, 100%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.233 343.6)
LABlab(43.83% 71.54 -23.54)
LCHlch(43.83% 75.31 341.79)

What #C20091 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 #C20091, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.55Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.77Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.31Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 12.58Fandango#B53389ΔE 14.51Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 15.49

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

#C20091 Channel Values

How #C20091 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 194 · G 0 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 100% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 100% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 25% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.67:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C20091 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 text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C20091 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C20091

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C20091; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C20091
Complementary
#00C230
Analogous
#9100C2
Analogous
#C20030
Triadic
#91C200
Triadic
#0091C2
Split comp.
#30C200
Split comp.
#00C291

Tints & Shades of #C20091

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

#F000B4
#FF1AC6
#FF47D1
#FF70DB
#FF9EE7
#FFC7F1

Shades

#A8007E
#8F006B
#750058
#610049
#470036
#2E0022

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C20091.

How #C20091 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#C20091
Protanopia#565690
Protanomaly#8E4291
Deuteranopia#75758D
Deuteranomaly#9A5C8F
Tritanopia#BC3535
Tritanomaly#BE2867
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C20091 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c20091: #C20091;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C20091;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c20091': '#C20091' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.000, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_c20091">#C20091</color>
SVG fillfill="#C20091"

More Pink Colors

#C20091 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C20091 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C20091?

#C20091 is a dark pink — rgb(194, 0, 145) in RGB and hsl(315, 100%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #C20091?

#C20091 is rgb(194, 0, 145) — red 194, green 0, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C20091?

#C20091 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C20091 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C20091 scores 5.67:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C20091 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C20091 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 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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