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#C93185 Color

#C93185 is rgb(201, 49, 133) in RGB, hsl(327, 61%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 34%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C93185
HEX#C93185
RGBrgb(201, 49, 133)
HSLhsl(327, 61%, 49%)
HSVhsv(327, 76%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.201 351.8)
LABlab(47.78% 63.93 -10.13)
LCHlch(47.78% 64.73 351.00)

What #C93185 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 #C93185, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 6.3Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 6.33Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.89Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.35Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.15Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.33

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

#C93185 Channel Values

How #C93185 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 49 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 61% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 76% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C93185 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C93185 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C93185

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C93185; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C93185
Complementary
#31C975
Analogous
#C231C9
Analogous
#C93138
Triadic
#85C931
Triadic
#3185C9
Split comp.
#38C931
Split comp.
#31C9C2

Tints & Shades of #C93185

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

#D34A96
#DA67A6
#E184B7
#E8A1C8
#EFBDD9
#F6DAE9

Shades

#B12B74
#942461
#7B1E51
#5E173E
#46112E
#290A1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C93185.

How #C93185 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#C93185
Protanopia#636384
Protanomaly#975385
Deuteranopia#7F7F81
Deuteranomaly#A26983
Tritanopia#C54343
Tritanomaly#C73D64
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C93185 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c93185: #C93185;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C93185;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c93185': '#C93185' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.192, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_c93185">#C93185</color>
SVG fillfill="#C93185"

More Pink Colors

#C93185 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C93185 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C93185?

#C93185 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 49, 133) in RGB and hsl(327, 61%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #C93185?

#C93185 is rgb(201, 49, 133) — red 201, green 49, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C93185?

#C93185 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C93185 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C93185 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C93185 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C93185 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 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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