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#C70590 Color

#C70590 is rgb(199, 5, 144) in RGB, hsl(317, 95%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 28%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C70590
HEX#C70590
RGBrgb(199, 5, 144)
HSLhsl(317, 95%, 40%)
HSVhsv(317, 97%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 28%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.233 345.4)
LABlab(44.95% 72.09 -21.10)
LCHlch(44.95% 75.12 343.68)

What #C70590 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 #C70590, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.48Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.66Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.07Fandango#B53389ΔE 14.29Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 14.52

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

#C70590 Channel Values

How #C70590 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 5 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 95% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 97% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 28% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.45:1 vs white · 3.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C70590 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 text5.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C70590 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C70590

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C70590; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C70590
Complementary
#05C73C
Analogous
#9D05C7
Analogous
#C7052F
Triadic
#90C705
Triadic
#0590C7
Split comp.
#2FC705
Split comp.
#05C79D

Tints & Shades of #C70590

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

#EF06AD
#FA29BE
#FB51CA
#FC79D6
#FDA1E2
#FECDF0

Shades

#AE047E
#95046C
#7C035A
#5E0244
#460232
#2D0120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C70590.

How #C70590 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#C70590
Protanopia#58588F
Protanomaly#924590
Deuteranopia#79798C
Deuteranomaly#9E5F8E
Tritanopia#C13636
Tritanomaly#C42966
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C70590 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c70590: #C70590;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C70590;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c70590': '#C70590' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.020, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_c70590">#C70590</color>
SVG fillfill="#C70590"

More Pink Colors

#C70590 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C70590 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C70590?

#C70590 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(199, 5, 144) in RGB and hsl(317, 95%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #C70590?

#C70590 is rgb(199, 5, 144) — red 199, green 5, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C70590?

#C70590 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 28%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C70590 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C70590 scores 5.45:1 against white and 3.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C70590 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C70590 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 7.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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