pinkneutralCC0 survey name

Pinky Purple #C94CBE

Pinky Purple is a mid-tone, moderately saturated neutral color (#C94CBE; HSL 305° 54% 54%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pinky purple”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Magenta Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#C94CBE
RGBrgb(201, 76, 190)
HSLhsl(305, 54%, 54%)
HSVhsv(305, 62%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(62.39% 0.205 331.4)
OKLaboklab(62.39% 0.1797 -0.0982)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62.2%, 5.5%, 21.2%)
XYZxyz(35.966, 21.3067, 50.9235)
CIE-LABlab(53.3, 63.0, -35.8)
CIE-LCHlch(53.3, 72.5, 330.4°)
Luminance0.213 (WCAG relative)
/* Pinky Purple */ --pinky-purple: #c94cbe; color: #c94cbe; background-color: #c94cbe;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: pinkypurple.

Collections: Dusty Pink Colors · Berry Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#b345a9 #9e3f95 #893881 #74316e #602b5b #4d2449 #3b1d37 #291727 #190e17 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#d061c5 #d674cb #dd86d2 #e298d8 #e8a9df #edbae5 #f2ccec #f7ddf2 #fbeef9 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#c254b8 #bc5bb1 #b561ab #ae67a5 #a66c9f #9f7098 #977492 #90788c #887c86 #7f7f7f

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#C94CBE
#4CC957
#c94cbe #4cc957

Analogous

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#964CC9
#C94CBE
#C94C80
#964cc9 #c94cbe #c94c80

Triadic

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#C94CBE
#BEC94C
#4CBEC9
#c94cbe #bec94c #4cbec9

Tetradic

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#C94CBE
#C9964C
#4CC957
#4C80C9
#c94cbe #c9964c #4cc957 #4c80c9

Square

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#C94CBE
#C9964C
#4CC957
#4C80C9
#c94cbe #c9964c #4cc957 #4c80c9

Split Complementary

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#C94CBE
#80C94C
#4CC996
#c94cbe #80c94c #4cc996

Monochromatic

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#77246F
#A6329C
#C94CBE
#D77BCF
#E5AAE0
#77246f #a6329c #c94cbe #d77bcf #e5aae0

Accessibility & contrast

3.99
#C94CBE on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.26
#C94CBE on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on pinky purple

5.26
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4574C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F86BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1587E

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Purpleish Pink #DF4EC84.30
Mediumorchid #BA55D35.23
Purplish Pink #CE5DAE5.72
Purple Pink #D725DE5.92
Hot Magenta #F504C96.69
Pink Purple #EF1DE77.34

Colors that go with pinky purple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Purply Pink #F075E6
1.6:1
Same hue family as pinky purple (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Indigo #4B0082
3.2:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈31°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Beige #F5F5DC
3.6:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈115°) — balanced three-way contrast
Celery #C1FD95
3.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈149°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Mint Green #8FFF9F
3.2:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈177°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.