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#C81993 Color

#C81993 is rgb(200, 25, 147) in RGB, hsl(318, 78%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 27%, 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 5.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C81993
HEX#C81993
RGBrgb(200, 25, 147)
HSLhsl(318, 78%, 44%)
HSVhsv(318, 88%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 27%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.227 344.9)
LABlab(46.06% 70.28 -21.20)
LCHlch(46.06% 73.41 343.22)

What #C81993 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 #C81993, 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.

#C81993 Channel Values

How #C81993 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 25 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 78% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 88% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 27% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.23:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C81993 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 text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C81993

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C81993; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C81993

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 #C81993.

How #C81993 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#C81993
Protanopia#5C5C92
Protanomaly#944A93
Deuteranopia#7B7B8F
Deuteranomaly#A06291
Tritanopia#C23C3C
Tritanomaly#C5316A
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C81993 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c81993: #C81993;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C81993;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c81993': '#C81993' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.098, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_c81993">#C81993</color>
SVG fillfill="#C81993"

More Pink Colors

#C81993 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C81993 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C81993?

#C81993 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(200, 25, 147) in RGB and hsl(318, 78%, 44%) 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 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #C81993?

#C81993 is rgb(200, 25, 147) — red 200, green 25, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C81993?

#C81993 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 27%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C81993 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C81993 scores 5.23:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C81993 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C81993 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 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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