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#C7008B Color

#C7008B is rgb(199, 0, 139) in RGB, hsl(318, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 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 5.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7008B
HEX#C7008B
RGBrgb(199, 0, 139)
HSLhsl(318, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(318, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.232 347.1)
LABlab(44.62% 72.14 -18.57)
LCHlch(44.62% 74.49 345.57)

What #C7008B 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 #C7008B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.21Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.43Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.67Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 12.53Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 13.51Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 13.75

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

#C7008B Channel Values

How #C7008B 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 199 · G 0 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 30% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.52:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7008B 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 text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7008B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7008B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7008B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7008B
Complementary
#00C73C
Analogous
#9F00C7
Analogous
#C70028
Triadic
#8BC700
Triadic
#008BC7
Split comp.
#28C700
Split comp.
#00C79F

Tints & Shades of #C7008B

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

#F000A8
#FF1FBC
#FF47C8
#FF75D6
#FF9EE2
#FFCCF0

Shades

#AD0079
#940068
#7A0056
#610044
#470032
#2E0020

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7008B.

How #C7008B 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#C7008B
Protanopia#58588A
Protanomaly#92448B
Deuteranopia#787887
Deuteranomaly#9E5F89
Tritanopia#C23333
Tritanomaly#C42662
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7008B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7008b: #C7008B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7008B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7008b': '#C7008B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.000, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_c7008b">#C7008B</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7008B"

More Pink Colors

#C7008B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C7008B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7008B?

#C7008B is a dark pink — rgb(199, 0, 139) in RGB and hsl(318, 100%, 39%) 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #C7008B?

#C7008B is rgb(199, 0, 139) — red 199, green 0, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7008B?

#C7008B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7008B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C7008B scores 5.52:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7008B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7008B 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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