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#C347DC Color

#C347DC is rgb(195, 71, 220) in RGB, hsl(290, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 68%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C347DC
HEX#C347DC
RGBrgb(195, 71, 220)
HSLhsl(290, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(290, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 68%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.233 320.4)
LABlab(52.95% 64.38 -53.12)
LCHlch(52.95% 83.47 320.47)

What #C347DC 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 #C347DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.48Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.95Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.36Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.08Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.69Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 18.26

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

#C347DC Channel Values

How #C347DC 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 71 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C347DC 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C347DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C347DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C347DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C347DC
Complementary
#60DC47
Analogous
#7847DC
Analogous
#DC47AA
Triadic
#DCC347
Triadic
#47DCC3
Split comp.
#AADC47
Split comp.
#47DC78

Tints & Shades of #C347DC

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

#CB60E1
#D47AE6
#DC94EB
#E3A9EF
#EBC3F4
#F4DDF8

Shades

#B628D2
#9C22B4
#7E1C92
#641674
#461051
#2C0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C347DC.

How #C347DC 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#C347DC
Protanopia#6A6ADC
Protanomaly#965EDC
Deuteranopia#8282DA
Deuteranomaly#A06FDB
Tritanopia#B56A6A
Tritanomaly#BB5EA4
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C347DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c347dc: #C347DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C347DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c347dc': '#C347DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.278, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_c347dc">#C347DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C347DC"

More Pink Colors

#C347DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C347DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C347DC?

#C347DC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(195, 71, 220) in RGB and hsl(290, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #C347DC?

#C347DC is rgb(195, 71, 220) — red 195, green 71, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C347DC?

#C347DC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 68%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C347DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C347DC scores 4:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C347DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C347DC 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 10.95, which is visibly different.

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