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#C700BA Color

#C700BA is rgb(199, 0, 186) in RGB, hsl(304, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 7%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C700BA
HEX#C700BA
RGBrgb(199, 0, 186)
HSLhsl(304, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(304, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 7%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.259 332)
LABlab(46.56% 76.27 -43.64)
LCHlch(46.56% 87.87 330.23)

What #C700BA 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 #C700BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7.61Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 18.26Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 18.61Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 18.84Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 19.06Mauveine#8D029BΔE 19.57

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

#C700BA Channel Values

How #C700BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 7% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C700BA 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C700BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C700BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C700BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C700BA
Complementary
#00C70D
Analogous
#7100C7
Analogous
#C70056
Triadic
#BAC700
Triadic
#00BAC7
Split comp.
#56C700
Split comp.
#00C771

Tints & Shades of #C700BA

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

#F000E0
#FF1FF0
#FF47F3
#FF75F6
#FF9EF9
#FFCCFC

Shades

#AD00A2
#94008A
#7A0072
#61005A
#470043
#2E002B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C700BA.

How #C700BA 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#C700BA
Protanopia#5858BA
Protanomaly#9244BA
Deuteranopia#7878B7
Deuteranomaly#9E5FB8
Tritanopia#BD4646
Tritanomaly#C13685
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C700BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c700ba: #C700BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C700BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c700ba': '#C700BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.000, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_c700ba">#C700BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C700BA"

More Pink Colors

#C700BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C700BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C700BA?

#C700BA is a dark pink — rgb(199, 0, 186) in RGB and hsl(304, 100%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #C700BA?

#C700BA is rgb(199, 0, 186) — red 199, green 0, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C700BA?

#C700BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 7%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C700BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C700BA scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C700BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C700BA 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.43, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.