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#C50779 Color

#C50779 is rgb(197, 7, 121) in RGB, hsl(324, 93%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 39%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C50779
HEX#C50779
RGBrgb(197, 7, 121)
HSLhsl(324, 93%, 40%)
HSVhsv(324, 96%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 39%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.22 353.4)
LABlab(43.85% 69.80 -8.71)
LCHlch(43.85% 70.34 352.88)

What #C50779 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 #C50779, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.52Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 7.09Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 7.87Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 8.23Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.44Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.73

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

#C50779 Channel Values

How #C50779 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 197 · G 7 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 93% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 96% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 39% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.71:1 vs white · 3.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C50779 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 text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C50779 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C50779

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C50779; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C50779
Complementary
#07C553
Analogous
#B207C5
Analogous
#C5071A
Triadic
#79C507
Triadic
#0779C5
Split comp.
#1AC507
Split comp.
#07C5B2

Tints & Shades of #C50779

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

#EC0991
#F72BA6
#F953B6
#FA7AC7
#FCA1D8
#FDCEEA

Shades

#AC066A
#94055B
#7B044C
#5E0339
#45022A
#2C021B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C50779.

How #C50779 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#C50779
Protanopia#585878
Protanomaly#914579
Deuteranopia#777774
Deuteranomaly#9D5E76
Tritanopia#C12D2D
Tritanomaly#C32356
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C50779 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c50779: #C50779;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C50779;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c50779': '#C50779' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.027, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_c50779">#C50779</color>
SVG fillfill="#C50779"

More Pink Colors

#C50779 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C50779 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C50779?

#C50779 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 7, 121) in RGB and hsl(324, 93%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #C50779?

#C50779 is rgb(197, 7, 121) — red 197, green 7, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C50779?

#C50779 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 39%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C50779 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C50779 scores 5.71:1 against white and 3.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C50779 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C50779 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 5.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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