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#CB1595 Color

#CB1595 is rgb(203, 21, 149) in RGB, hsl(318, 81%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 27%, 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 6.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB1595
HEX#CB1595
RGBrgb(203, 21, 149)
HSLhsl(318, 81%, 44%)
HSVhsv(318, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 27%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.232 344.9)
LABlab(46.51% 71.73 -21.66)
LCHlch(46.51% 74.93 343.19)

What #CB1595 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 #CB1595, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.52Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.01Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.42Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.27Fandango#B53389ΔE 14.21Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 14.52

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

#CB1595 Channel Values

How #CB1595 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 21 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 81% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 27% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB1595 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB1595 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB1595

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB1595; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB1595
Complementary
#15CB4C
Analogous
#A715CB
Analogous
#CB153A
Triadic
#95CB15
Triadic
#1595CB
Split comp.
#3ACB15
Split comp.
#15CBA7

Tints & Shades of #CB1595

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

#E821AC
#EB42B8
#EF67C6
#F38CD4
#F7B1E2
#FAD1EE

Shades

#AF1280
#98106F
#7D0D5B
#610A47
#450733
#2E0522

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB1595.

How #CB1595 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#CB1595
Protanopia#5C5C94
Protanomaly#964A95
Deuteranopia#7C7C91
Deuteranomaly#A26393
Tritanopia#C53B3B
Tritanomaly#C8306B
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB1595 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb1595: #CB1595;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB1595;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb1595': '#CB1595' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.082, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_cb1595">#CB1595</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB1595"

More Pink Colors

#CB1595 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB1595 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB1595?

#CB1595 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 21, 149) in RGB and hsl(318, 81%, 44%) 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 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #CB1595?

#CB1595 is rgb(203, 21, 149) — red 203, green 21, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB1595?

#CB1595 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 27%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB1595 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB1595 scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB1595 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB1595 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 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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