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#C52BBD Color

#C52BBD is rgb(197, 43, 189) in RGB, hsl(303, 64%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 4%, 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 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C52BBD
HEX#C52BBD
RGBrgb(197, 43, 189)
HSLhsl(303, 64%, 47%)
HSVhsv(303, 78%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 4%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.239 330.5)
LABlab(48.56% 69.89 -42.26)
LCHlch(48.56% 81.67 328.84)

What #C52BBD 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 #C52BBD, 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.

#C52BBD Channel Values

How #C52BBD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 64% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 78% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 4% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C52BBD 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C52BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C52BBD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C52BBD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C52BBD.

How #C52BBD 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#C52BBD
Protanopia#5F5FBD
Protanomaly#934FBD
Deuteranopia#7C7CBB
Deuteranomaly#9E65BC
Tritanopia#BB5252
Tritanomaly#BF468A
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C52BBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c52bbd: #C52BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C52BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c52bbd': '#C52BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.169, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_c52bbd">#C52BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C52BBD"

More Pink Colors

#C52BBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C52BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C52BBD?

#C52BBD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 43, 189) in RGB and hsl(303, 64%, 47%) 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 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #C52BBD?

#C52BBD is rgb(197, 43, 189) — red 197, green 43, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C52BBD?

#C52BBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 4%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C52BBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C52BBD scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C52BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C52BBD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.47, which is visibly different.

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