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#C07EC9 Color

#C07EC9 is rgb(192, 126, 201) in RGB, hsl(293, 41%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), visibly different at ΔE 10.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C07EC9
HEX#C07EC9
RGBrgb(192, 126, 201)
HSLhsl(293, 41%, 64%)
HSVhsv(293, 37%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.129 322.5)
LABlab(61.85% 35.40 -28.54)
LCHlch(61.85% 45.47 321.13)

What #C07EC9 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 #C07EC9, 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.

#C07EC9 Channel Values

How #C07EC9 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 192 · G 126 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 41% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 37% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C07EC9 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C07EC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C07EC9; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C07EC9

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 #C07EC9.

How #C07EC9 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#C07EC9
Protanopia#8C8CC9
Protanomaly#A387C9
Deuteranopia#9898C8
Deuteranomaly#A98EC8
Tritanopia#B88A8A
Tritanomaly#BB86A7
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C07EC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c07ec9: #C07EC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C07EC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c07ec9': '#C07EC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.494, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_c07ec9">#C07EC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C07EC9"

More Pink Colors

#C07EC9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C07EC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C07EC9?

#C07EC9 is a light pink — rgb(192, 126, 201) in RGB and hsl(293, 41%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.9.

What is the RGB value of #C07EC9?

#C07EC9 is rgb(192, 126, 201) — red 192, green 126, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C07EC9?

#C07EC9 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C07EC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C07EC9 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C07EC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C07EC9 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.14, which is visibly different.

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