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#C18AC1 Color

#C18AC1 is rgb(193, 138, 193) in RGB, hsl(300, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C18AC1
HEX#C18AC1
RGBrgb(193, 138, 193)
HSLhsl(300, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(300, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.1 326.6)
LABlab(64.42% 28.35 -20.14)
LCHlch(64.42% 34.77 324.61)

What #C18AC1 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 #C18AC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.18Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.76Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.45Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.43Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.35Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.44

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

#C18AC1 Channel Values

How #C18AC1 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 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C18AC1 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C18AC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C18AC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C18AC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C18AC1
Complementary
#8AC18A
Analogous
#A68AC1
Analogous
#C18AA6
Triadic
#C1C18A
Triadic
#8AC1C1
Split comp.
#A6C18A
Split comp.
#8AC1A6

Tints & Shades of #C18AC1

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

#CA9BCA
#D1A8D1
#DAB9DA
#E3CAE3
#ECDAEC
#F3E8F3

Shades

#B26CB2
#A054A0
#824582
#643564
#462546
#2B172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C18AC1.

How #C18AC1 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#C18AC1
Protanopia#9595C1
Protanomaly#A991C1
Deuteranopia#9F9FC0
Deuteranomaly#AE97C0
Tritanopia#BB9292
Tritanomaly#BE8FA7
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C18AC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c18ac1: #C18AC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C18AC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c18ac1': '#C18AC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.541, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_c18ac1">#C18AC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#C18AC1"

More Pink Colors

#C18AC1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C18AC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C18AC1?

#C18AC1 is a light pink — rgb(193, 138, 193) in RGB and hsl(300, 31%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #C18AC1?

#C18AC1 is rgb(193, 138, 193) — red 193, green 138, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C18AC1?

#C18AC1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C18AC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C18AC1 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C18AC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C18AC1 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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