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#C195B4 Color

#C195B4 is rgb(193, 149, 180) in RGB, hsl(318, 26%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C195B4
HEX#C195B4
RGBrgb(193, 149, 180)
HSLhsl(318, 26%, 67%)
HSVhsv(318, 23%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.067 337.3)
LABlab(66.66% 20.80 -9.54)
LCHlch(66.66% 22.88 335.37)

What #C195B4 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 #C195B4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.43Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 6.61Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.36Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.22Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.77Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.06

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

#C195B4 Channel Values

How #C195B4 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 149 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 26% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 23% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 7% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C195B4 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C195B4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C195B4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C195B4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C195B4
Complementary
#95C1A2
Analogous
#B895C1
Analogous
#C1959E
Triadic
#B4C195
Triadic
#95B4C1
Split comp.
#9EC195
Split comp.
#95C1B8

Tints & Shades of #C195B4

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

#C8A2BD
#D2B2C8
#D9BFD1
#E3CFDD
#EADCE6
#F4ECF1

Shades

#B0789F
#9D5C8A
#814B71
#643A57
#472A3E
#2A1925

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C195B4.

How #C195B4 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#C195B4
Protanopia#9E9EB4
Protanomaly#AD9AB4
Deuteranopia#A5A5B3
Deuteranomaly#B19FB3
Tritanopia#BE9999
Tritanomaly#BF98A5
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C195B4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c195b4: #C195B4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C195B4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c195b4': '#C195B4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.584, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_c195b4">#C195B4</color>
SVG fillfill="#C195B4"

More Pink Colors

#C195B4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C195B4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C195B4?

#C195B4 is a light pink — rgb(193, 149, 180) in RGB and hsl(318, 26%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #C195B4?

#C195B4 is rgb(193, 149, 180) — red 193, green 149, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C195B4?

#C195B4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C195B4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C195B4 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C195B4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C195B4 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 15.82, which is visibly different.

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