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#C087A0 Color

#C087A0 is rgb(192, 135, 160) in RGB, hsl(334, 31%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C087A0
HEX#C087A0
RGBrgb(192, 135, 160)
HSLhsl(334, 31%, 64%)
HSVhsv(334, 30%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.077 351.3)
LABlab(62.70% 25.24 -4.13)
LCHlch(62.70% 25.57 350.72)

What #C087A0 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 #C087A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.11Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 6.63Puce#CC8899ΔE 7.23Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.8Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 13Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 13.17

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

#C087A0 Channel Values

How #C087A0 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 135 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 31% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 30% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C087A0 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C087A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C087A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C087A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C087A0
Complementary
#87C0A7
Analogous
#C087BC
Analogous
#C08B87
Triadic
#9FC087
Triadic
#879FC0
Split comp.
#87C08B
Split comp.
#87BCC0

Tints & Shades of #C087A0

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

#C897AD
#D1A8BA
#DAB9C7
#E1C6D2
#EAD7DF
#F3E8EC

Shades

#B06988
#9D5373
#7F435D
#643549
#462533
#2B1720

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C087A0.

How #C087A0 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#C087A0
Protanopia#9393A0
Protanomaly#A78EA0
Deuteranopia#9D9D9E
Deuteranomaly#AC959F
Tritanopia#BE8A8A
Tritanomaly#BF8994
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C087A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c087a0: #C087A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C087A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c087a0': '#C087A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.529, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_c087a0">#C087A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#C087A0"

More Pink Colors

#C087A0 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C087A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C087A0?

#C087A0 is a light pink — rgb(192, 135, 160) in RGB and hsl(334, 31%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #C087A0?

#C087A0 is rgb(192, 135, 160) — red 192, green 135, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C087A0?

#C087A0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C087A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C087A0 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C087A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C087A0 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.53, which is visibly different.

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