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#C18AB5 Color

#C18AB5 is rgb(193, 138, 181) in RGB, hsl(313, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 6%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C18AB5
HEX#C18AB5
RGBrgb(193, 138, 181)
HSLhsl(313, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(313, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 6%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.088 334.5)
LABlab(64.07% 26.70 -13.93)
LCHlch(64.07% 30.11 332.44)

What #C18AB5 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 #C18AB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 5.08Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.3Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 6.93Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.12African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.9Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.16

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

#C18AB5 Channel Values

How #C18AB5 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 193 · G 138 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 6% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C18AB5 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C18AB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C18AB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C18AB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C18AB5
Complementary
#8AC196
Analogous
#B28AC1
Analogous
#C18A9A
Triadic
#B5C18A
Triadic
#8AB5C1
Split comp.
#9AC18A
Split comp.
#8AC1B2

Tints & Shades of #C18AB5

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

#CA9BC0
#D1A8C8
#DAB9D3
#E3CADD
#ECDAE8
#F3E8F0

Shades

#B26CA3
#A05490
#824575
#64355A
#46253F
#2B1727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C18AB5.

How #C18AB5 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#C18AB5
Protanopia#9595B5
Protanomaly#A991B5
Deuteranopia#9F9FB4
Deuteranomaly#AE97B4
Tritanopia#BD9090
Tritanomaly#BE8EA0
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C18AB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c18ab5: #C18AB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C18AB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c18ab5': '#C18AB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.541, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_c18ab5">#C18AB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C18AB5"

More Pink Colors

#C18AB5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C18AB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C18AB5?

#C18AB5 is a light pink — rgb(193, 138, 181) in RGB and hsl(313, 31%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #C18AB5?

#C18AB5 is rgb(193, 138, 181) — red 193, green 138, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C18AB5?

#C18AB5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 6%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C18AB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C18AB5 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C18AB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C18AB5 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 12.78, which is visibly different.

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