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#C31D94 Color

#C31D94 is rgb(195, 29, 148) in RGB, hsl(317, 74%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 24%, 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 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C31D94
HEX#C31D94
RGBrgb(195, 29, 148)
HSLhsl(317, 74%, 44%)
HSVhsv(317, 85%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 24%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.223 343.3)
LABlab(45.38% 68.50 -22.94)
LCHlch(45.38% 72.24 341.48)

What #C31D94 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 #C31D94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.99Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.94Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.3Fandango#B53389ΔE 11.52Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.9Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 12.74

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

#C31D94 Channel Values

How #C31D94 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 195 · G 29 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 74% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 85% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 24% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.35:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C31D94 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 text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C31D94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C31D94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C31D94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C31D94
Complementary
#1DC34C
Analogous
#9F1DC3
Analogous
#C31D41
Triadic
#94C31D
Triadic
#1D94C3
Split comp.
#41C31D
Split comp.
#1DC39F

Tints & Shades of #C31D94

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

#DF2AAC
#E449B8
#E96DC6
#EE90D4
#F4B4E2
#F8D3EE

Shades

#A91980
#92166F
#78125B
#5D0E47
#430A33
#2C0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C31D94.

How #C31D94 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#C31D94
Protanopia#5A5A93
Protanomaly#904994
Deuteranopia#787891
Deuteranomaly#9C6092
Tritanopia#BD3E3E
Tritanomaly#BF346B
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C31D94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c31d94: #C31D94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C31D94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c31d94': '#C31D94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.114, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_c31d94">#C31D94</color>
SVG fillfill="#C31D94"

More Pink Colors

#C31D94 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C31D94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C31D94?

#C31D94 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(195, 29, 148) in RGB and hsl(317, 74%, 44%) 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #C31D94?

#C31D94 is rgb(195, 29, 148) — red 195, green 29, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C31D94?

#C31D94 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 24%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C31D94 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C31D94 scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C31D94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C31D94 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 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.