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#CB01BA Color

#CB01BA is rgb(203, 1, 186) in RGB, hsl(305, 99%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 20%) 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 8.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB01BA
HEX#CB01BA
RGBrgb(203, 1, 186)
HSLhsl(305, 99%, 40%)
HSVhsv(305, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.261 333)
LABlab(47.35% 76.97 -42.33)
LCHlch(47.35% 87.84 331.19)

What #CB01BA 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 #CB01BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.27Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 16.73Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.33Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.46Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 18.44Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 18.45

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

#CB01BA Channel Values

How #CB01BA 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 203 · G 1 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 99% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 100% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB01BA 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB01BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB01BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB01BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB01BA
Complementary
#01CB12
Analogous
#7701CB
Analogous
#CB0155
Triadic
#BACB01
Triadic
#01BACB
Split comp.
#55CB01
Split comp.
#01CB77

Tints & Shades of #CB01BA

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

#F401DF
#FE25EC
#FE4DEF
#FE76F3
#FF9FF7
#FFCCFB

Shades

#B201A3
#98018C
#7F0174
#600058
#470041
#2E002A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB01BA.

How #CB01BA 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#CB01BA
Protanopia#5A5ABA
Protanomaly#9546BA
Deuteranopia#7B7BB7
Deuteranomaly#A161B8
Tritanopia#C14747
Tritanomaly#C53685
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB01BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb01ba: #CB01BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB01BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb01ba': '#CB01BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.004, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cb01ba">#CB01BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB01BA"

More Pink Colors

#CB01BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB01BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB01BA?

#CB01BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 1, 186) in RGB and hsl(305, 99%, 40%) 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 8.27.

What is the RGB value of #CB01BA?

#CB01BA is rgb(203, 1, 186) — red 203, green 1, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB01BA?

#CB01BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB01BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB01BA scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB01BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB01BA 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.19, which is visibly different.

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