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#C729BF Color

#C729BF is rgb(199, 41, 191) in RGB, hsl(303, 66%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 4%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C729BF
HEX#C729BF
RGBrgb(199, 41, 191)
HSLhsl(303, 66%, 47%)
HSVhsv(303, 79%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 4%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.243 330.5)
LABlab(48.83% 71.05 -42.97)
LCHlch(48.83% 83.03 328.84)

What #C729BF 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 #C729BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C729BF Channel Values

How #C729BF 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 41 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 66% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 79% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 4% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C729BF 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C729BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C729BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C729BF; 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 #C729BF

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 #C729BF.

How #C729BF 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#C729BF
Protanopia#6060BF
Protanomaly#944FBF
Deuteranopia#7D7DBC
Deuteranomaly#A065BD
Tritanopia#BD5252
Tritanomaly#C1458B
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C729BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c729bf: #C729BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C729BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c729bf': '#C729BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.161, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_c729bf">#C729BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#C729BF"

More Pink Colors

#C729BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C729BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C729BF?

#C729BF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(199, 41, 191) in RGB and hsl(303, 66%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #C729BF?

#C729BF is rgb(199, 41, 191) — red 199, green 41, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C729BF?

#C729BF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 4%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C729BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C729BF scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C729BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C729BF 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.25, which is visibly different.

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