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#C249CA Color

#C249CA is rgb(194, 73, 202) in RGB, hsl(296, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 64%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C249CA
HEX#C249CA
RGBrgb(194, 73, 202)
HSLhsl(296, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(296, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 64%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.215 325.2)
LABlab(52.24% 60.95 -44.00)
LCHlch(52.24% 75.18 324.17)

What #C249CA 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 #C249CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.95Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 9.33Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.48Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.87Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.7Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.95

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

#C249CA Channel Values

How #C249CA 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 73 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C249CA 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C249CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C249CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C249CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C249CA
Complementary
#52CA49
Analogous
#8149CA
Analogous
#CA4992
Triadic
#CAC249
Triadic
#49CAC2
Split comp.
#92CA49
Split comp.
#49CA81

Tints & Shades of #C249CA

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

#CA61D1
#D37DD9
#DB94E0
#E3ACE7
#EBC4EE
#F4DFF6

Shades

#B136BA
#972E9E
#7C2682
#5E1D63
#441547
#290D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C249CA.

How #C249CA 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#C249CA
Protanopia#6B6BCA
Protanomaly#965FCA
Deuteranopia#8282C8
Deuteranomaly#A06FC9
Tritanopia#B76666
Tritanomaly#BB5C98
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C249CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c249ca: #C249CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C249CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c249ca': '#C249CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.286, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_c249ca">#C249CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C249CA"

More Pink Colors

#C249CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C249CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C249CA?

#C249CA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(194, 73, 202) in RGB and hsl(296, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #C249CA?

#C249CA is rgb(194, 73, 202) — red 194, green 73, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C249CA?

#C249CA converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 64%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C249CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C249CA scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C249CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C249CA 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 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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