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#CB3478 Color

#CB3478 is rgb(203, 52, 120) in RGB, hsl(333, 59%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 41%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB3478
HEX#CB3478
RGBrgb(203, 52, 120)
HSLhsl(333, 59%, 50%)
HSVhsv(333, 74%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 41%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.194 358)
LABlab(48.12% 62.62 -1.68)
LCHlch(48.12% 62.64 358.47)

What #CB3478 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 #CB3478, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CB3478 Channel Values

How #CB3478 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 52 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 59% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 74% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 41% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.88:1 vs white · 4.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB3478 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 text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB3478 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB3478

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB3478; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CB3478

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB3478.

How #CB3478 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#CB3478
Protanopia#656577
Protanomaly#995578
Deuteranopia#818173
Deuteranomaly#A46B75
Tritanopia#C84242
Tritanomaly#C93D5C
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB3478 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb3478: #CB3478;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB3478;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb3478': '#CB3478' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.204, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_cb3478">#CB3478</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB3478"

More Pink Colors

#CB3478 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB3478 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB3478?

#CB3478 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 52, 120) in RGB and hsl(333, 59%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.5.

What is the RGB value of #CB3478?

#CB3478 is rgb(203, 52, 120) — red 203, green 52, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB3478?

#CB3478 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 41%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB3478 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB3478 scores 4.88:1 against white and 4.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB3478 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB3478 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 14.51, which is visibly different.

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