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#C3418D Color

#C3418D is rgb(195, 65, 141) in RGB, hsl(325, 52%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 28%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3418D
HEX#C3418D
RGBrgb(195, 65, 141)
HSLhsl(325, 52%, 51%)
HSVhsv(325, 67%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.182 348.2)
LABlab(48.94% 57.53 -13.34)
LCHlch(48.94% 59.06 346.95)

What #C3418D 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 #C3418D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C3418D Channel Values

How #C3418D 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 65 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 52% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 67% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3418D 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C3418D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3418D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C3418D

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 #C3418D.

How #C3418D 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#C3418D
Protanopia#67678C
Protanomaly#955A8D
Deuteranopia#80808A
Deuteranomaly#9F6C8B
Tritanopia#BF5050
Tritanomaly#C04A6D
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3418D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3418d: #C3418D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3418D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3418d': '#C3418D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.255, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_c3418d">#C3418D</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3418D"

More Pink Colors

#C3418D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C3418D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3418D?

#C3418D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(195, 65, 141) in RGB and hsl(325, 52%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #C3418D?

#C3418D is rgb(195, 65, 141) — red 195, green 65, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3418D?

#C3418D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3418D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C3418D scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3418D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3418D 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 12.63, which is visibly different.

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