#C912ED Color

#C912ED is rgb(201, 18, 237) in RGB, hsl(290, 86%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 92%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C912ED

HEX#C912ED

RGBrgb(201, 18, 237)

HSLhsl(290, 86%, 50%)

HSVhsv(290, 92%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 92%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.289 319.4)

LABlab(50.17% 80.77 -67.10)

LCHlch(50.17% 105.00 320.28)

What #C912ED 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 #C912ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.2 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 8.92 Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.33 Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 12.19 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 15.46 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.83

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

#C912ED Channel Values

How #C912ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 201 · G 18 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 290° · S 86% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 290° · S 92% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.38:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C912ED 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 text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C912ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C912ED; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C912ED

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

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How #C912ED 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#C912ED

Protanopia#5B5BED

Protanomaly#9448ED

Deuteranopia#7B7BEB

Deuteranomaly#A061EC

Tritanopia#B85E5E

Tritanomaly#BF4BAB

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #C912ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c912ed: #C912ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C912ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c912ed': '#C912ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.071, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_c912ed">#C912ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#C912ED"

More Pink Colors

#C912ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#C912ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C912ED?

#C912ED is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 18, 237) in RGB and hsl(290, 86%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #C912ED?

#C912ED is rgb(201, 18, 237) — red 201, green 18, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C912ED?

#C912ED converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 92%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C912ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C912ED scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C912ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C912ED 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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