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#CB20BA Color

#CB20BA is rgb(203, 32, 186) in RGB, hsl(306, 73%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 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 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB20BA
HEX#CB20BA
RGBrgb(203, 32, 186)
HSLhsl(306, 73%, 46%)
HSVhsv(306, 84%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.248 333.1)
LABlab(48.64% 73.32 -40.30)
LCHlch(48.64% 83.67 331.21)

What #CB20BA 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 #CB20BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7.19Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.5Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 15.69Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.05Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 17.62Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 18.98

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

#CB20BA Channel Values

How #CB20BA 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 32 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 73% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 84% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB20BA 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB20BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB20BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB20BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB20BA
Complementary
#20CB31
Analogous
#8620CB
Analogous
#CB2064
Triadic
#BACB20
Triadic
#20BACB
Split comp.
#64CB20
Split comp.
#20CB86

Tints & Shades of #CB20BA

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

#DF30CD
#E453D6
#E972DD
#EE95E6
#F3B4ED
#F9D7F5

Shades

#B01CA2
#961789
#7C1371
#610F59
#470B41
#2C0728

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB20BA.

How #CB20BA 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#CB20BA
Protanopia#5F5FBA
Protanomaly#964DBA
Deuteranopia#7E7EB7
Deuteranomaly#A265B8
Tritanopia#C24D4D
Tritanomaly#C54087
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB20BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb20ba: #CB20BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB20BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb20ba': '#CB20BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.125, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cb20ba">#CB20BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB20BA"

More Pink Colors

#CB20BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB20BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB20BA?

#CB20BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 32, 186) in RGB and hsl(306, 73%, 46%) 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 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #CB20BA?

#CB20BA is rgb(203, 32, 186) — red 203, green 32, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB20BA?

#CB20BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB20BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB20BA scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB20BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB20BA 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 20.21, 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.