#C33BDE Color

#C33BDE is rgb(195, 59, 222) in RGB, hsl(290, 71%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 73%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C33BDE

HEX#C33BDE

RGBrgb(195, 59, 222)

HSLhsl(290, 71%, 55%)

HSVhsv(290, 73%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 73%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.248 320.4)

LABlab(51.50% 68.84 -56.56)

LCHlch(51.50% 89.10 320.60)

What #C33BDE 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 #C33BDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.19 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.82 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.09 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.81 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.66 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 18.14

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

#C33BDE Channel Values

How #C33BDE 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 195 · G 59 · B 222	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 290° · S 71% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 290° · S 73% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.2:1 vs white · 5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C33BDE 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C33BDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C33BDE; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C33BDE

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 #C33BDE.

How #C33BDE 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#C33BDE

Protanopia#6565DE

Protanomaly#9457DE

Deuteranopia#7E7EDC

Deuteranomaly#9E6ADD

Tritanopia#B46565

Tritanomaly#BA57A4

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #C33BDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c33bde: #C33BDE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C33BDE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c33bde': '#C33BDE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.231, blue: 0.871)

Android XML<color name="color_c33bde">#C33BDE</color>

SVG fillfill="#C33BDE"

More Pink Colors

#C33BDE 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

#C33BDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C33BDE?

#C33BDE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(195, 59, 222) in RGB and hsl(290, 71%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.19.

What is the RGB value of #C33BDE?

#C33BDE is rgb(195, 59, 222) — red 195, green 59, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C33BDE?

#C33BDE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 73%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C33BDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C33BDE scores 4.2:1 against white and 5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C33BDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C33BDE 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 13.09, which is visibly different.

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