#C22CDD Color

#C22CDD is rgb(194, 44, 221) in RGB, hsl(291, 72%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 80%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 10.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C22CDD

HEX#C22CDD

RGBrgb(194, 44, 221)

HSLhsl(291, 72%, 52%)

HSVhsv(291, 80%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 80%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.261 320.8)

LABlab(49.73% 72.81 -58.84)

LCHlch(49.73% 93.61 321.06)

What #C22CDD 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 #C22CDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 10.41 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.63 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.44 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.72 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.71 Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 18.67

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

#C22CDD Channel Values

How #C22CDD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 194 · G 44 · B 221	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 291° · S 72% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 291° · S 80% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.47:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C22CDD 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C22CDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C22CDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C22CDD; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C22CDD

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 #C22CDD.

How #C22CDD 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#C22CDD

Protanopia#5E5EDD

Protanomaly#914FDD

Deuteranopia#7A7ADB

Deuteranomaly#9C64DC

Tritanopia#B35F5F

Tritanomaly#B94FA1

Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C22CDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c22cdd: #C22CDD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C22CDD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c22cdd': '#C22CDD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.173, blue: 0.867)

Android XML<color name="color_c22cdd">#C22CDD</color>

SVG fillfill="#C22CDD"

More Pink Colors

#C22CDD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#C22CDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C22CDD?

#C22CDD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(194, 44, 221) in RGB and hsl(291, 72%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.41.

What is the RGB value of #C22CDD?

#C22CDD is rgb(194, 44, 221) — red 194, green 44, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C22CDD?

#C22CDD converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 80%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C22CDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C22CDD scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C22CDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C22CDD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 14.72, which is visibly different.

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