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#C91D8A Color

#C91D8A is rgb(201, 29, 138) in RGB, hsl(322, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 31%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C91D8A
HEX#C91D8A
RGBrgb(201, 29, 138)
HSLhsl(322, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(322, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 31%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.221 348.6)
LABlab(46.20% 69.10 -15.52)
LCHlch(46.20% 70.82 347.34)

What #C91D8A 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 #C91D8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 1.84Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 3.76Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.79Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 10.18Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.49Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.72

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

#C91D8A Channel Values

How #C91D8A 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 29 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 31% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.22:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C91D8A 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 text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C91D8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C91D8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C91D8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C91D8A
Complementary
#1DC95C
Analogous
#B21DC9
Analogous
#C91D34
Triadic
#8AC91D
Triadic
#1D8AC9
Split comp.
#34C91D
Split comp.
#1DC9B2

Tints & Shades of #C91D8A

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

#E12D9F
#E64CAD
#EB70BE
#EF8FCC
#F4B3DC
#F9D2EB

Shades

#AE1977
#931565
#781153
#620E43
#470A31
#2D061F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C91D8A.

How #C91D8A 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#C91D8A
Protanopia#5D5D89
Protanomaly#954B8A
Deuteranopia#7C7C86
Deuteranomaly#A16388
Tritanopia#C43A3A
Tritanomaly#C63164
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C91D8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c91d8a: #C91D8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C91D8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c91d8a': '#C91D8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.114, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_c91d8a">#C91D8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C91D8A"

More Pink Colors

#C91D8A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C91D8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C91D8A?

#C91D8A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 29, 138) in RGB and hsl(322, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #C91D8A?

#C91D8A is rgb(201, 29, 138) — red 201, green 29, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C91D8A?

#C91D8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 31%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C91D8A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C91D8A scores 5.22:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C91D8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C91D8A 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 1.84, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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