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#C903B5 Color

#C903B5 is rgb(201, 3, 181) in RGB, hsl(306, 97%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 10%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C903B5
HEX#C903B5
RGBrgb(201, 3, 181)
HSLhsl(306, 97%, 40%)
HSVhsv(306, 99%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 10%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.256 334)
LABlab(46.79% 75.93 -40.30)
LCHlch(46.79% 85.96 332.04)

What #C903B5 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 #C903B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.13Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.36Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 17Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.13Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.16Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 18.29

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

#C903B5 Channel Values

How #C903B5 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 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 97% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 99% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 10% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C903B5 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C903B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C903B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C903B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C903B5
Complementary
#03C917
Analogous
#7A03C9
Analogous
#C90352
Triadic
#B5C903
Triadic
#03B5C9
Split comp.
#52C903
Split comp.
#03C97A

Tints & Shades of #C903B5

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

#F104D9
#FC27E6
#FC4FEB
#FD77F0
#FEA0F4
#FECDF9

Shades

#B0039F
#970288
#7E0271
#5F0156
#46013F
#2D0129

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C903B5.

How #C903B5 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#C903B5
Protanopia#5959B5
Protanomaly#9346B5
Deuteranopia#7A7AB2
Deuteranomaly#A060B3
Tritanopia#C04545
Tritanomaly#C33581
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C903B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c903b5: #C903B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C903B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c903b5': '#C903B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.012, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_c903b5">#C903B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C903B5"

More Pink Colors

#C903B5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C903B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C903B5?

#C903B5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 3, 181) in RGB and hsl(306, 97%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.13.

What is the RGB value of #C903B5?

#C903B5 is rgb(201, 3, 181) — red 201, green 3, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C903B5?

#C903B5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 10%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C903B5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C903B5 scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C903B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C903B5 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.8, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.