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#C50DB5 Color

#C50DB5 is rgb(197, 13, 181) in RGB, hsl(305, 88%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 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 8.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C50DB5
HEX#C50DB5
RGBrgb(197, 13, 181)
HSLhsl(305, 88%, 41%)
HSVhsv(305, 93%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 8%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.252 332.9)
LABlab(46.33% 74.28 -41.09)
LCHlch(46.33% 84.89 331.05)

What #C50DB5 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 #C50DB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.06Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.64Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.95Mauveine#8D029BΔE 18.48Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 18.6Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 18.63

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

#C50DB5 Channel Values

How #C50DB5 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 13 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 88% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 93% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 8% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C50DB5 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C50DB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C50DB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C50DB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C50DB5
Complementary
#0DC51C
Analogous
#780DC5
Analogous
#C50D59
Triadic
#B5C50D
Triadic
#0DB5C5
Split comp.
#59C50D
Split comp.
#0DC578

Tints & Shades of #C50DB5

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

#EB0FD9
#F231E2
#F457E7
#F782ED
#F9A9F3
#FCCFF8

Shades

#AD0B9F
#900985
#78086F
#600658
#480542
#2B0328

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C50DB5.

How #C50DB5 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#C50DB5
Protanopia#5858B5
Protanomaly#9146B5
Deuteranopia#7878B2
Deuteranomaly#9D5FB3
Tritanopia#BC4646
Tritanomaly#BF3782
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C50DB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c50db5: #C50DB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C50DB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c50db5': '#C50DB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.051, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_c50db5">#C50DB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C50DB5"

More Pink Colors

#C50DB5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C50DB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C50DB5?

#C50DB5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 13, 181) in RGB and hsl(305, 88%, 41%) 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 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #C50DB5?

#C50DB5 is rgb(197, 13, 181) — red 197, green 13, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C50DB5?

#C50DB5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 8%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C50DB5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C50DB5 scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C50DB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C50DB5 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 20.36, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.