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#C526AA Color

#C526AA is rgb(197, 38, 170) in RGB, hsl(310, 68%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 14%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C526AA
HEX#C526AA
RGBrgb(197, 38, 170)
HSLhsl(310, 68%, 46%)
HSVhsv(310, 81%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 14%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.23 336.5)
LABlab(47.30% 69.11 -33.09)
LCHlch(47.30% 76.62 334.42)

What #C526AA 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 #C526AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 6.74Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.22Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 15.48Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.92Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 17.15Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.6

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

#C526AA Channel Values

How #C526AA 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 38 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 68% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 81% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 14% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.96:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C526AA 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 text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C526AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C526AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C526AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C526AA
Complementary
#26C540
Analogous
#9026C5
Analogous
#C5265B
Triadic
#AAC526
Triadic
#26AAC5
Split comp.
#5BC526
Split comp.
#26C590

Tints & Shades of #C526AA

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

#D936BD
#DF58C9
#E576D2
#EB98DE
#F1B6E7
#F8D8F2

Shades

#AB2194
#921C7E
#781768
#5E1252
#450D3B
#2B0825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C526AA.

How #C526AA 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#C526AA
Protanopia#5E5EAA
Protanomaly#934DAA
Deuteranopia#7B7BA7
Deuteranomaly#9E64A8
Tritanopia#BD4A4A
Tritanomaly#C03E7C
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C526AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c526aa: #C526AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C526AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c526aa': '#C526AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.149, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_c526aa">#C526AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C526AA"

More Pink Colors

#C526AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C526AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C526AA?

#C526AA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 38, 170) in RGB and hsl(310, 68%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #C526AA?

#C526AA is rgb(197, 38, 170) — red 197, green 38, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C526AA?

#C526AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 14%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C526AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C526AA scores 4.96:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C526AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C526AA 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 18.43, which is visibly different.

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