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#C90397 Color

#C90397 is rgb(201, 3, 151) in RGB, hsl(315, 97%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 25%, 21%) 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 9.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C90397
HEX#C90397
RGBrgb(201, 3, 151)
HSLhsl(315, 97%, 40%)
HSVhsv(315, 99%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 25%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.239 343.5)
LABlab(45.55% 73.25 -24.38)
LCHlch(45.55% 77.21 341.59)

What #C90397 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 #C90397, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.61Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 10.96Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.28Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.91Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 15.77Fandango#B53389ΔE 16.44

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

#C90397 Channel Values

How #C90397 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 201 · G 3 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 97% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 99% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 25% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C90397 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C90397 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C90397

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C90397; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C90397
Complementary
#03C935
Analogous
#9703C9
Analogous
#C90335
Triadic
#97C903
Triadic
#0397C9
Split comp.
#35C903
Split comp.
#03C997

Tints & Shades of #C90397

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

#F104B6
#FC27C7
#FC4FD1
#FD77DC
#FEA0E6
#FECDF2

Shades

#B00385
#970272
#7E025F
#5F0148
#460135
#2D0122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C90397.

How #C90397 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#C90397
Protanopia#595996
Protanomaly#934697
Deuteranopia#7A7A93
Deuteranomaly#A06095
Tritanopia#C33838
Tritanomaly#C52B6B
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C90397 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c90397: #C90397;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C90397;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c90397': '#C90397' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.012, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_c90397">#C90397</color>
SVG fillfill="#C90397"

More Pink Colors

#C90397 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C90397 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C90397?

#C90397 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 3, 151) in RGB and hsl(315, 97%, 40%) 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 9.61.

What is the RGB value of #C90397?

#C90397 is rgb(201, 3, 151) — red 201, green 3, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C90397?

#C90397 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 25%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C90397 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C90397 scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C90397 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C90397 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 10.96, which is visibly different.

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