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#C945BC Color

#C945BC is rgb(201, 69, 188) in RGB, hsl(306, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 6%, 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 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C945BC
HEX#C945BC
RGBrgb(201, 69, 188)
HSLhsl(306, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(306, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 6%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.212 332)
LABlab(52.19% 62.61 -35.94)
LCHlch(52.19% 72.19 330.15)

What #C945BC 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 #C945BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 7.75Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 7.84Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 12.58Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.65Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.84Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.77

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

#C945BC Channel Values

How #C945BC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 6% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C945BC 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 text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C945BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C945BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C945BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C945BC
Complementary
#45C952
Analogous
#9445C9
Analogous
#C9457A
Triadic
#BCC945
Triadic
#45BCC9
Split comp.
#7AC945
Split comp.
#45C994

Tints & Shades of #C945BC

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

#D05DC4
#D879CE
#DF90D7
#E7ACE1
#EEC4EA
#F6DFF4

Shades

#B635A9
#9A2D8F
#7E2576
#631D5C
#471542
#2B0D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C945BC.

How #C945BC 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#C945BC
Protanopia#6C6CBC
Protanomaly#9A5FBC
Deuteranopia#8585BA
Deuteranomaly#A471BB
Tritanopia#C05F5F
Tritanomaly#C4568E
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C945BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c945bc: #C945BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C945BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c945bc': '#C945BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.271, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_c945bc">#C945BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C945BC"

More Pink Colors

#C945BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C945BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C945BC?

#C945BC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(201, 69, 188) in RGB and hsl(306, 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 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #C945BC?

#C945BC is rgb(201, 69, 188) — red 201, green 69, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C945BC?

#C945BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 6%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C945BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C945BC scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C945BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C945BC 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 13.84, which is visibly different.

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