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#C403BA Color

#C403BA is rgb(196, 3, 186) in RGB, hsl(303, 97%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 5%, 23%) 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 7.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C403BA
HEX#C403BA
RGBrgb(196, 3, 186)
HSLhsl(303, 97%, 39%)
HSVhsv(303, 98%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 5%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.257 331.2)
LABlab(46.07% 75.44 -44.44)
LCHlch(46.07% 87.56 329.50)

What #C403BA 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 #C403BA, 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.

#C403BA Channel Values

How #C403BA 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 196 · G 3 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 97% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 98% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 5% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C403BA 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C403BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C403BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C403BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C403BA

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 #C403BA.

How #C403BA 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#C403BA
Protanopia#5757BA
Protanomaly#9044BA
Deuteranopia#7777B7
Deuteranomaly#9C5DB8
Tritanopia#BA4747
Tritanomaly#BE3785
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C403BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c403ba: #C403BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C403BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c403ba': '#C403BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.012, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_c403ba">#C403BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C403BA"

More Pink Colors

#C403BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C403BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C403BA?

#C403BA is a dark pink — rgb(196, 3, 186) in RGB and hsl(303, 97%, 39%) 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #C403BA?

#C403BA is rgb(196, 3, 186) — red 196, green 3, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C403BA?

#C403BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 5%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C403BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C403BA scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C403BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C403BA 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.71, which is visibly different.

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