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#C90D94 Color

#C90D94 is rgb(201, 13, 148) in RGB, hsl(317, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 26%, 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 7.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C90D94
HEX#C90D94
RGBrgb(201, 13, 148)
HSLhsl(317, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(317, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.234 344.6)
LABlab(45.74% 72.15 -22.27)
LCHlch(45.74% 75.51 342.84)

What #C90D94 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 #C90D94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.4Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.62Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.26Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.21Fandango#B53389ΔE 14.69Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 15.17

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

#C90D94 Channel Values

How #C90D94 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 13 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.29:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C90D94 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 text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C90D94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C90D94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C90D94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C90D94
Complementary
#0DC942
Analogous
#A10DC9
Analogous
#C90D36
Triadic
#94C90D
Triadic
#0D94C9
Split comp.
#36C90D
Split comp.
#0DC9A1

Tints & Shades of #C90D94

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

#F00FB0
#F236BD
#F55CC9
#F782D6
#F9A9E3
#FCCFEF

Shades

#B10B82
#95096D
#7D085C
#600646
#480535
#2B0320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C90D94.

How #C90D94 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#C90D94
Protanopia#5A5A93
Protanomaly#944794
Deuteranopia#7A7A90
Deuteranomaly#A06192
Tritanopia#C33939
Tritanomaly#C62D6A
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C90D94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c90d94: #C90D94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C90D94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c90d94': '#C90D94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.051, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_c90d94">#C90D94</color>
SVG fillfill="#C90D94"

More Pink Colors

#C90D94 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C90D94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C90D94?

#C90D94 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 13, 148) in RGB and hsl(317, 88%, 42%) 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 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #C90D94?

#C90D94 is rgb(201, 13, 148) — red 201, green 13, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C90D94?

#C90D94 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C90D94 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C90D94 scores 5.29:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C90D94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C90D94 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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