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#C930E8 Color

#C930E8 is rgb(201, 48, 232) in RGB, hsl(290, 80%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 79%, 0%, 9%) 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 8.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C930E8
HEX#C930E8
RGBrgb(201, 48, 232)
HSLhsl(290, 80%, 55%)
HSVhsv(290, 79%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 79%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.268 320)
LABlab(51.84% 74.64 -61.59)
LCHlch(51.84% 96.77 320.47)

What #C930E8 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 #C930E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.54Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.86Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.41Phlox#DF00FFΔE 15.98Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.77Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 17.21

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

#C930E8 Channel Values

How #C930E8 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 48 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 80% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 79% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C930E8 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C930E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C930E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C930E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C930E8
Complementary
#4FE830
Analogous
#6E30E8
Analogous
#E830AB
Triadic
#E8C930
Triadic
#30E8C9
Split comp.
#ABE830
Split comp.
#30E86E

Tints & Shades of #C930E8

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

#D14CEB
#D868EE
#DF83F1
#E7A3F5
#EEBFF8
#F5DAFB

Shades

#BC18DC
#9C14B8
#811197
#660D77
#4A0A57
#2B0632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C930E8.

How #C930E8 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#C930E8
Protanopia#6363E8
Protanomaly#9753E8
Deuteranopia#7F7FE6
Deuteranomaly#A268E7
Tritanopia#B96464
Tritanomaly#C054A9
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C930E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c930e8: #C930E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C930E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c930e8': '#C930E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.188, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_c930e8">#C930E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C930E8"

More Pink Colors

#C930E8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C930E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C930E8?

#C930E8 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 48, 232) in RGB and hsl(290, 80%, 55%) 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 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #C930E8?

#C930E8 is rgb(201, 48, 232) — red 201, green 48, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C930E8?

#C930E8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 79%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C930E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C930E8 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C930E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C930E8 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 16.77, which is visibly different.

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