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#CB44DA Color

#CB44DA is rgb(203, 68, 218) in RGB, hsl(294, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 69%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB44DA
HEX#CB44DA
RGBrgb(203, 68, 218)
HSLhsl(294, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(294, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 69%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.238 323.6)
LABlab(53.69% 67.16 -50.72)
LCHlch(53.69% 84.16 322.94)

What #CB44DA 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 #CB44DA, 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.

#CB44DA Channel Values

How #CB44DA 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 68 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB44DA 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB44DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB44DA; 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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Tints & Shades of #CB44DA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB44DA.

How #CB44DA 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#CB44DA
Protanopia#6C6CDA
Protanomaly#9B5EDA
Deuteranopia#8585D8
Deuteranomaly#A671D9
Tritanopia#BE6868
Tritanomaly#C35CA3
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB44DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb44da: #CB44DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB44DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb44da': '#CB44DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.267, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_cb44da">#CB44DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB44DA"

More Pink Colors

#CB44DA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB44DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB44DA?

#CB44DA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 68, 218) in RGB and hsl(294, 67%, 56%) 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 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #CB44DA?

#CB44DA is rgb(203, 68, 218) — red 203, green 68, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB44DA?

#CB44DA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 69%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB44DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB44DA scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB44DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB44DA 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 12.57, which is visibly different.

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