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#C931BA Color

#C931BA is rgb(201, 49, 186) in RGB, hsl(306, 61%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C931BA
HEX#C931BA
RGBrgb(201, 49, 186)
HSLhsl(306, 61%, 49%)
HSVhsv(306, 76%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.233 332.6)
LABlab(49.71% 68.90 -38.65)
LCHlch(49.71% 79.00 330.71)

What #C931BA 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 #C931BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.39Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.62Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.54Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 15.8Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.83Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 18.44

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

#C931BA Channel Values

How #C931BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 61% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 76% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C931BA 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C931BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C931BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C931BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C931BA
Complementary
#31C940
Analogous
#8C31C9
Analogous
#C9316E
Triadic
#BAC931
Triadic
#31BAC9
Split comp.
#6EC931
Split comp.
#31C98C

Tints & Shades of #C931BA

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

#D34AC6
#DA67CF
#E184D8
#E8A1E1
#EFBDEA
#F6DAF3

Shades

#B12BA3
#942489
#7B1E72
#5E1757
#461141
#290A26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C931BA.

How #C931BA 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#C931BA
Protanopia#6363BA
Protanomaly#9753BA
Deuteranopia#7F7FB7
Deuteranomaly#A269B8
Tritanopia#C05454
Tritanomaly#C44889
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C931BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c931ba: #C931BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C931BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c931ba': '#C931BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.192, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_c931ba">#C931BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C931BA"

More Pink Colors

#C931BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C931BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C931BA?

#C931BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 49, 186) in RGB and hsl(306, 61%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.39.

What is the RGB value of #C931BA?

#C931BA is rgb(201, 49, 186) — red 201, green 49, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C931BA?

#C931BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C931BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C931BA scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C931BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C931BA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.83, which is visibly different.

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