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#CB527F Color

#CB527F is rgb(203, 82, 127) in RGB, hsl(338, 54%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic (#D65282), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB527F
HEX#CB527F
RGBrgb(203, 82, 127)
HSLhsl(338, 54%, 56%)
HSVhsv(338, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.159 359.8)
LABlab(52.53% 51.94 0.49)
LCHlch(52.53% 51.94 0.54)

What #CB527F 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 #CB527F, 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.

#CB527F Channel Values

How #CB527F 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 82 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 54% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 37% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB527F 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB527F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB527F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB527F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CB527F

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 #CB527F.

How #CB527F 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#CB527F
Protanopia#73737E
Protanomaly#9E677F
Deuteranopia#8A8A7B
Deuteranomaly#A8777D
Tritanopia#C95959
Tritanomaly#CA566A
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB527F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb527f: #CB527F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB527F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb527f': '#CB527F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.322, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_cb527f">#CB527F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB527F"

More Pink Colors

#CB527F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB527F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB527F?

#CB527F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 82, 127) in RGB and hsl(338, 54%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic (#D65282), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #CB527F?

#CB527F is rgb(203, 82, 127) — red 203, green 82, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB527F?

#CB527F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB527F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB527F scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB527F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB527F 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.65, which is visibly different.

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