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#C52B85 Color

#C52B85 is rgb(197, 43, 133) in RGB, hsl(325, 64%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 32%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C52B85
HEX#C52B85
RGBrgb(197, 43, 133)
HSLhsl(325, 64%, 47%)
HSVhsv(325, 78%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 32%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.204 350.3)
LABlab(46.41% 64.55 -12.25)
LCHlch(46.41% 65.70 349.25)

What #C52B85 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 #C52B85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 5.44Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.48Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.12Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 8.06Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 8.68Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.77

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

#C52B85 Channel Values

How #C52B85 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 43 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 64% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 78% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 32% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C52B85 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 text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C52B85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C52B85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C52B85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C52B85
Complementary
#2BC56B
Analogous
#B82BC5
Analogous
#C52B38
Triadic
#85C52B
Triadic
#2B85C5
Split comp.
#38C52B
Split comp.
#2BC5B8

Tints & Shades of #C52B85

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

#D53F96
#DC60A8
#E37DB8
#E99BC8
#EFB8D8
#F7D9EA

Shades

#AB2674
#922063
#791B52
#5C143E
#430F2D
#2A091C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C52B85.

How #C52B85 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#C52B85
Protanopia#5F5F84
Protanomaly#934F85
Deuteranopia#7C7C81
Deuteranomaly#9E6583
Tritanopia#C14040
Tritanomaly#C23863
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C52B85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c52b85: #C52B85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C52B85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c52b85': '#C52B85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.169, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_c52b85">#C52B85</color>
SVG fillfill="#C52B85"

More Pink Colors

#C52B85 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C52B85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C52B85?

#C52B85 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 43, 133) in RGB and hsl(325, 64%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #C52B85?

#C52B85 is rgb(197, 43, 133) — red 197, green 43, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C52B85?

#C52B85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 32%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C52B85 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C52B85 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C52B85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C52B85 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 5.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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