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#CB2A85 Color

#CB2A85 is rgb(203, 42, 133) in RGB, hsl(326, 66%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 34%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB2A85
HEX#CB2A85
RGBrgb(203, 42, 133)
HSLhsl(326, 66%, 48%)
HSVhsv(326, 79%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 34%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.209 351.7)
LABlab(47.45% 66.37 -10.56)
LCHlch(47.45% 67.21 350.96)

What #CB2A85 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 #CB2A85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.26Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.16Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.27Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 7.86Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 7.95Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 8.47

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

#CB2A85 Channel Values

How #CB2A85 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 42 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 66% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 79% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 34% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB2A85 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 text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB2A85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB2A85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB2A85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB2A85
Complementary
#2ACB70
Analogous
#C02ACB
Analogous
#CB2A34
Triadic
#85CB2A
Triadic
#2A85CB
Split comp.
#34CB2A
Split comp.
#2ACBC0

Tints & Shades of #CB2A85

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

#D84196
#DE5EA7
#E47CB7
#EB9ECA
#F1BBDA
#F7D9EA

Shades

#B22475
#941E61
#7B1950
#611440
#480F2F
#2A091C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB2A85.

How #CB2A85 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#CB2A85
Protanopia#626284
Protanomaly#975185
Deuteranopia#7F7F81
Deuteranomaly#A36882
Tritanopia#C73F3F
Tritanomaly#C93863
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB2A85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb2a85: #CB2A85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB2A85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb2a85': '#CB2A85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.165, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_cb2a85">#CB2A85</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB2A85"

More Pink Colors

#CB2A85 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB2A85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB2A85?

#CB2A85 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 42, 133) in RGB and hsl(326, 66%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #CB2A85?

#CB2A85 is rgb(203, 42, 133) — red 203, green 42, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB2A85?

#CB2A85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 34%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB2A85 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB2A85 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB2A85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB2A85 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 5.26, 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.