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#C945AF Color

#C945AF is rgb(201, 69, 175) in RGB, hsl(312, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 13%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C945AF
HEX#C945AF
RGBrgb(201, 69, 175)
HSLhsl(312, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(312, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.203 336.5)
LABlab(51.68% 61.15 -29.17)
LCHlch(51.68% 67.75 334.50)

What #C945AF 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 #C945AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 5.24Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.12Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.09Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 13.18Fandango#B53389ΔE 13.66Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 14.64

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

#C945AF Channel Values

How #C945AF 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 69 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C945AF 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C945AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C945AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C945AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C945AF
Complementary
#45C960
Analogous
#A245C9
Analogous
#C9456D
Triadic
#AFC945
Triadic
#45AFC9
Split comp.
#6DC945
Split comp.
#45C9A2

Tints & Shades of #C945AF

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

#D05DB9
#D879C5
#DF90CF
#E7ACDB
#EEC4E5
#F6DFF1

Shades

#B6359C
#9A2D84
#7E256D
#631D55
#47153D
#2B0D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C945AF.

How #C945AF 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#C945AF
Protanopia#6C6CAF
Protanomaly#9A5FAF
Deuteranopia#8585AC
Deuteranomaly#A471AD
Tritanopia#C25C5C
Tritanomaly#C55385
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C945AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c945af: #C945AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C945AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c945af': '#C945AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.271, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_c945af">#C945AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#C945AF"

More Pink Colors

#C945AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C945AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C945AF?

#C945AF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 69, 175) in RGB and hsl(312, 55%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #C945AF?

#C945AF is rgb(201, 69, 175) — red 201, green 69, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C945AF?

#C945AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C945AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C945AF scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C945AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C945AF 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.92, which is visibly different.

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