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#C098DC Color

#C098DC is rgb(192, 152, 220) in RGB, hsl(275, 49%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C098DC
HEX#C098DC
RGBrgb(192, 152, 220)
HSLhsl(275, 49%, 73%)
HSVhsv(275, 31%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.105 310.8)
LABlab(68.44% 24.76 -29.00)
LCHlch(68.44% 38.13 310.49)

What #C098DC 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 #C098DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.29Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.03Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.68African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.16Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.51Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.54

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

#C098DC Channel Values

How #C098DC 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 152 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 49% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 31% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C098DC 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C098DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C098DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C098DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C098DC
Complementary
#B5DC98
Analogous
#9E98DC
Analogous
#DC98D6
Triadic
#DCC098
Triadic
#98DCC0
Split comp.
#D6DC98
Split comp.
#98DC9E

Tints & Shades of #C098DC

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

#C9A8E1
#D0B3E5
#DAC2EA
#E1CEEE
#EADDF3
#F1E8F7

Shades

#A872CF
#914CC2
#7738A3
#5E2C81
#421F5B
#271235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C098DC.

How #C098DC 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#C098DC
Protanopia#A0A0DC
Protanomaly#AE9DDC
Deuteranopia#A7A7DB
Deuteranomaly#B1A1DC
Tritanopia#B7A3A3
Tritanomaly#BB9FBC
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C098DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c098dc: #C098DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C098DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c098dc': '#C098DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.596, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_c098dc">#C098DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C098DC"

More Purple Colors

#C098DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C098DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C098DC?

#C098DC is a light purple — rgb(192, 152, 220) in RGB and hsl(275, 49%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #C098DC?

#C098DC is rgb(192, 152, 220) — red 192, green 152, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C098DC?

#C098DC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C098DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C098DC scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C098DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C098DC 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 10.51, which is visibly different.

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