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#C81489 Color

#C81489 is rgb(200, 20, 137) in RGB, hsl(321, 82%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 32%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C81489
HEX#C81489
RGBrgb(200, 20, 137)
HSLhsl(321, 82%, 43%)
HSVhsv(321, 90%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 32%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.225 348.4)
LABlab(45.45% 70.24 -16.06)
LCHlch(45.45% 72.05 347.12)

What #C81489 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 #C81489, 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.

#C81489 Channel Values

How #C81489 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 200 · G 20 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 82% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 90% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 32% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C81489 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C81489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C81489; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C81489

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 #C81489.

How #C81489 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#C81489
Protanopia#5B5B88
Protanomaly#934889
Deuteranopia#7A7A85
Deuteranomaly#9F6187
Tritanopia#C33737
Tritanomaly#C52C62
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C81489 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c81489: #C81489;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C81489;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c81489': '#C81489' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.078, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_c81489">#C81489</color>
SVG fillfill="#C81489"

More Pink Colors

#C81489 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C81489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C81489?

#C81489 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(200, 20, 137) in RGB and hsl(321, 82%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #C81489?

#C81489 is rgb(200, 20, 137) — red 200, green 20, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C81489?

#C81489 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 32%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C81489 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C81489 scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C81489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C81489 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 2.12, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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