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#C74BCE Color

#C74BCE is rgb(199, 75, 206) in RGB, hsl(297, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 64%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C74BCE
HEX#C74BCE
RGBrgb(199, 75, 206)
HSLhsl(297, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(297, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 64%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.218 325.6)
LABlab(53.48% 62.00 -44.27)
LCHlch(53.48% 76.19 324.47)

What #C74BCE 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 #C74BCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.67Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.62Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.15Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.01Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.49Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 16.47

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

#C74BCE Channel Values

How #C74BCE 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 75 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C74BCE 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C74BCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C74BCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C74BCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C74BCE
Complementary
#51CE4B
Analogous
#864BCE
Analogous
#CE4B93
Triadic
#CEC74B
Triadic
#4BCEC7
Split comp.
#93CE4B
Split comp.
#4BCE86

Tints & Shades of #C74BCE

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

#CF63D4
#D67BDB
#DD93E1
#E6AFE9
#EEC7F0
#F5DFF6

Shades

#B935C0
#9A2CA0
#7F2484
#641D68
#49154C
#2A0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C74BCE.

How #C74BCE 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#C74BCE
Protanopia#6E6ECE
Protanomaly#9A62CE
Deuteranopia#8585CC
Deuteranomaly#A472CD
Tritanopia#BC6868
Tritanomaly#C05E9C
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C74BCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c74bce: #C74BCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C74BCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c74bce': '#C74BCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.294, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_c74bce">#C74BCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C74BCE"

More Pink Colors

#C74BCE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C74BCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C74BCE?

#C74BCE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(199, 75, 206) in RGB and hsl(297, 57%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #C74BCE?

#C74BCE is rgb(199, 75, 206) — red 199, green 75, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C74BCE?

#C74BCE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 64%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C74BCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C74BCE scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C74BCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C74BCE 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 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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