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#C60FEB Color

#C60FEB is rgb(198, 15, 235) in RGB, hsl(290, 88%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 94%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C60FEB
HEX#C60FEB
RGBrgb(198, 15, 235)
HSLhsl(290, 88%, 49%)
HSVhsv(290, 94%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 94%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.288 319)
LABlab(49.43% 80.32 -67.20)
LCHlch(49.43% 104.72 320.08)

What #C60FEB 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 #C60FEB, 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.

#C60FEB Channel Values

How #C60FEB 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 198 · G 15 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 88% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 94% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C60FEB 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C60FEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C60FEB; 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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Tints & Shades of #C60FEB

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 #C60FEB.

How #C60FEB 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#C60FEB
Protanopia#5959EB
Protanomaly#9246EB
Deuteranopia#7979E9
Deuteranomaly#9E60EA
Tritanopia#B55D5D
Tritanomaly#BC49A9
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C60FEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c60feb: #C60FEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C60FEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c60feb': '#C60FEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.059, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_c60feb">#C60FEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C60FEB"

More Pink Colors

#C60FEB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C60FEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C60FEB?

#C60FEB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(198, 15, 235) in RGB and hsl(290, 88%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #C60FEB?

#C60FEB is rgb(198, 15, 235) — red 198, green 15, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C60FEB?

#C60FEB converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 94%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C60FEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C60FEB scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C60FEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C60FEB 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.07, which is visibly different.

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