#C6539A Color

#C6539A is rgb(198, 83, 154) in RGB, hsl(323, 50%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 22%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C6539A

HEX#C6539A

RGBrgb(198, 83, 154)

HSLhsl(323, 50%, 55%)

HSVhsv(323, 58%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 22%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.167 345.1)

LABlab(52.65% 52.35 -15.44)

LCHlch(52.65% 54.58 343.57)

What #C6539A 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 #C6539A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 2.17 Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 5.05 Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 8.99 Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.24 Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.33 Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 10.52

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

#C6539A Channel Values

How #C6539A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 198 · G 83 · B 154	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 323° · S 50% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 323° · S 58% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 58% · Y 22% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C6539A 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C6539A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C6539A; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C6539A

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 #C6539A.

How #C6539A 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#C6539A

Protanopia#72729A

Protanomaly#9B679A

Deuteranopia#888897

Deuteranomaly#A47698

Tritanopia#C16060

Tritanomaly#C35B7B

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #C6539A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c6539a: #C6539A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C6539A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c6539a': '#C6539A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.325, blue: 0.604)

Android XML<color name="color_c6539a">#C6539A</color>

SVG fillfill="#C6539A"

More Pink Colors

#C6539A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#C6539A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C6539A?

#C6539A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(198, 83, 154) in RGB and hsl(323, 50%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.17.

What is the RGB value of #C6539A?

#C6539A is rgb(198, 83, 154) — red 198, green 83, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C6539A?

#C6539A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 22%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C6539A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C6539A scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C6539A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C6539A 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 18.08, which is visibly different.

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