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#C54487 Color

#C54487 is rgb(197, 68, 135) in RGB, hsl(329, 53%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 31%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C54487
HEX#C54487
RGBrgb(197, 68, 135)
HSLhsl(329, 53%, 52%)
HSVhsv(329, 65%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 31%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.177 351.8)
LABlab(49.54% 56.45 -8.81)
LCHlch(49.54% 57.14 351.13)

What #C54487 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 #C54487, 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.

#C54487 Channel Values

How #C54487 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 68 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 53% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 65% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 31% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C54487 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C54487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C54487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C54487; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C54487

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 #C54487.

How #C54487 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#C54487
Protanopia#6A6A86
Protanomaly#975D87
Deuteranopia#828283
Deuteranomaly#A16E85
Tritanopia#C15050
Tritanomaly#C34C6A
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C54487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c54487: #C54487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C54487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c54487': '#C54487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.267, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_c54487">#C54487</color>
SVG fillfill="#C54487"

More Pink Colors

#C54487 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C54487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C54487?

#C54487 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(197, 68, 135) in RGB and hsl(329, 53%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #C54487?

#C54487 is rgb(197, 68, 135) — red 197, green 68, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C54487?

#C54487 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 31%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C54487 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C54487 scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C54487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C54487 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 14.79, which is visibly different.

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