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#CB0696 Color

#CB0696 is rgb(203, 6, 150) in RGB, hsl(316, 94%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB0696
HEX#CB0696
RGBrgb(203, 6, 150)
HSLhsl(316, 94%, 41%)
HSVhsv(316, 97%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.238 344.3)
LABlab(46.00% 73.35 -23.05)
LCHlch(46.00% 76.89 342.56)

What #CB0696 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 #CB0696, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.71Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.78Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.24Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.66Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 14.79Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 15.95

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

#CB0696 Channel Values

How #CB0696 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 6 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 94% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 97% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 26% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.24:1 vs white · 4.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB0696 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 text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB0696 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB0696

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB0696; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB0696
Complementary
#06CB3B
Analogous
#9D06CB
Analogous
#CB0634
Triadic
#96CB06
Triadic
#0696CB
Split comp.
#34CB06
Split comp.
#06CB9D

Tints & Shades of #CB0696

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

#F207B4
#F82AC1
#FA52CD
#FB7EDA
#FCA6E5
#FDCEF1

Shades

#B20684
#94056E
#7C045C
#630349
#4A0237
#2D0121

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB0696.

How #CB0696 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#CB0696
Protanopia#5A5A95
Protanomaly#954796
Deuteranopia#7B7B92
Deuteranomaly#A16194
Tritanopia#C53838
Tritanomaly#C72C6B
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB0696 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb0696: #CB0696;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB0696;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb0696': '#CB0696' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.024, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_cb0696">#CB0696</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB0696"

More Pink Colors

#CB0696 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB0696 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB0696?

#CB0696 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 6, 150) in RGB and hsl(316, 94%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.71.

What is the RGB value of #CB0696?

#CB0696 is rgb(203, 6, 150) — red 203, green 6, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB0696?

#CB0696 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 26%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB0696 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB0696 scores 5.24:1 against white and 4.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB0696 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB0696 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 9.78, 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.