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#C52BDA Color

#C52BDA is rgb(197, 43, 218) in RGB, hsl(293, 70%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 80%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C52BDA
HEX#C52BDA
RGBrgb(197, 43, 218)
HSLhsl(293, 70%, 51%)
HSVhsv(293, 80%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 80%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.26 322.4)
LABlab(49.98% 73.30 -56.69)
LCHlch(49.98% 92.66 322.28)

What #C52BDA 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 #C52BDA, 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.

#C52BDA Channel Values

How #C52BDA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 70% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 80% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C52BDA 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C52BDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C52BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C52BDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C52BDA

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 #C52BDA.

How #C52BDA 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#C52BDA
Protanopia#5F5FDA
Protanomaly#934FDA
Deuteranopia#7C7CD8
Deuteranomaly#9E65D9
Tritanopia#B75D5D
Tritanomaly#BD4E9F
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C52BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c52bda: #C52BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C52BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c52bda': '#C52BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.169, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_c52bda">#C52BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C52BDA"

More Pink Colors

#C52BDA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C52BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C52BDA?

#C52BDA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 43, 218) in RGB and hsl(293, 70%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.4.

What is the RGB value of #C52BDA?

#C52BDA is rgb(197, 43, 218) — red 197, green 43, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C52BDA?

#C52BDA converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 80%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C52BDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C52BDA scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C52BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C52BDA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.66, which is visibly different.

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