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#C84690 Color

#C84690 is rgb(200, 70, 144) in RGB, hsl(326, 54%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 28%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C84690
HEX#C84690
RGBrgb(200, 70, 144)
HSLhsl(326, 54%, 53%)
HSVhsv(326, 65%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 28%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.181 348.8)
LABlab(50.61% 57.38 -12.53)
LCHlch(50.61% 58.73 347.68)

What #C84690 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 #C84690, 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.

#C84690 Channel Values

How #C84690 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 70 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 54% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 65% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 28% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C84690 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 text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C84690

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C84690; 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 #C84690

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 #C84690.

How #C84690 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#C84690
Protanopia#6C6C8F
Protanomaly#995F90
Deuteranopia#84848D
Deuteranomaly#A4718E
Tritanopia#C45454
Tritanomaly#C54F71
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C84690 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c84690: #C84690;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C84690;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c84690': '#C84690' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.275, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_c84690">#C84690</color>
SVG fillfill="#C84690"

More Pink Colors

#C84690 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C84690 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C84690?

#C84690 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(200, 70, 144) in RGB and hsl(326, 54%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #C84690?

#C84690 is rgb(200, 70, 144) — red 200, green 70, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C84690?

#C84690 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 28%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C84690 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C84690 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C84690 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C84690 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 13.43, which is visibly different.

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