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#C41CB4 Color

#C41CB4 is rgb(196, 28, 180) in RGB, hsl(306, 75%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 8%, 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 8.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C41CB4
HEX#C41CB4
RGBrgb(196, 28, 180)
HSLhsl(306, 75%, 44%)
HSVhsv(306, 86%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 8%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.243 332.9)
LABlab(46.82% 71.93 -39.75)
LCHlch(46.82% 82.19 331.08)

What #C41CB4 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 #C41CB4, 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.

#C41CB4 Channel Values

How #C41CB4 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 28 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 75% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 86% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 8% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.03:1 vs white · 4.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C41CB4 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 text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C41CB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C41CB4; 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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Tints & Shades of #C41CB4

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C41CB4.

How #C41CB4 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#C41CB4
Protanopia#5B5BB4
Protanomaly#9149B4
Deuteranopia#7979B1
Deuteranomaly#9D61B2
Tritanopia#BB4A4A
Tritanomaly#BF3C82
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C41CB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c41cb4: #C41CB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C41CB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c41cb4': '#C41CB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.110, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_c41cb4">#C41CB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#C41CB4"

More Pink Colors

#C41CB4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C41CB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C41CB4?

#C41CB4 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(196, 28, 180) in RGB and hsl(306, 75%, 44%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #C41CB4?

#C41CB4 is rgb(196, 28, 180) — red 196, green 28, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C41CB4?

#C41CB4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 8%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C41CB4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C41CB4 scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C41CB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C41CB4 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 18.96, which is visibly different.

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