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#C61579 Color

#C61579 is rgb(198, 21, 121) in RGB, hsl(326, 81%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 39%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C61579
HEX#C61579
RGBrgb(198, 21, 121)
HSLhsl(326, 81%, 43%)
HSVhsv(326, 89%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 39%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.216 354.1)
LABlab(44.61% 68.48 -7.57)
LCHlch(44.61% 68.90 353.69)

What #C61579 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 #C61579, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.61Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 6.68Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.68Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 8.35Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 9.79Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.34

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

#C61579 Channel Values

How #C61579 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 21 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 81% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 89% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 39% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.55:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C61579 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 text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C61579 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C61579

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C61579; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C61579
Complementary
#15C662
Analogous
#BB15C6
Analogous
#C61521
Triadic
#79C615
Triadic
#1579C6
Split comp.
#21C615
Split comp.
#15C6BB

Tints & Shades of #C61579

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

#E71D90
#EB42A2
#EF67B4
#F287C4
#F6ACD6
#FAD1E8

Shades

#AB1269
#94105A
#780D49
#610A3B
#45072A
#2E051C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C61579.

How #C61579 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#C61579
Protanopia#5A5A78
Protanomaly#924879
Deuteranopia#797974
Deuteranomaly#9E6076
Tritanopia#C23131
Tritanomaly#C42857
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C61579 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c61579: #C61579;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C61579;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c61579': '#C61579' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.082, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_c61579">#C61579</color>
SVG fillfill="#C61579"

More Pink Colors

#C61579 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C61579 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C61579?

#C61579 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(198, 21, 121) in RGB and hsl(326, 81%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #C61579?

#C61579 is rgb(198, 21, 121) — red 198, green 21, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C61579?

#C61579 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 39%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C61579 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C61579 scores 5.55:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C61579 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C61579 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 6.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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