#C70AD1 Color

#C70AD1 is rgb(199, 10, 209) in RGB, hsl(297, 91%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 95%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C70AD1

HEX#C70AD1

RGBrgb(199, 10, 209)

HSLhsl(297, 91%, 43%)

HSVhsv(297, 95%, 82%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 95%, 0%, 18%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.272 325.7)

LABlab(47.99% 77.89 -54.69)

LCHlch(47.99% 95.18 324.92)

What #C70AD1 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 #C70AD1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.07 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.09 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.11 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 19.41 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 19.6 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 20.35

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

#C70AD1 Channel Values

How #C70AD1 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 199 · G 10 · B 209	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 297° · S 91% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 297° · S 95% · V 82%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 18%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C70AD1 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C70AD1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C70AD1; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C70AD1

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

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How #C70AD1 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#C70AD1

Protanopia#5959D1

Protanomaly#9246D1

Deuteranopia#7979CF

Deuteranomaly#9E60D0

Tritanopia#BA5151

Tritanomaly#BF4096

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #C70AD1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c70ad1: #C70AD1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C70AD1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c70ad1': '#C70AD1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.039, blue: 0.820)

Android XML<color name="color_c70ad1">#C70AD1</color>

SVG fillfill="#C70AD1"

More Pink Colors

#C70AD1 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

#C70AD1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C70AD1?

#C70AD1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(199, 10, 209) in RGB and hsl(297, 91%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.07.

What is the RGB value of #C70AD1?

#C70AD1 is rgb(199, 10, 209) — red 199, green 10, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C70AD1?

#C70AD1 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 95%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C70AD1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C70AD1 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C70AD1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C70AD1 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 19.6, which is visibly different.

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