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#C47EC8 Color

#C47EC8 is rgb(196, 126, 200) in RGB, hsl(297, 40%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 37%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), visibly different at ΔE 11.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C47EC8
HEX#C47EC8
RGBrgb(196, 126, 200)
HSLhsl(297, 40%, 64%)
HSVhsv(297, 37%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 37%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.13 325)
LABlab(62.29% 36.60 -27.25)
LCHlch(62.29% 45.63 323.32)

What #C47EC8 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 #C47EC8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C47EC8 Channel Values

How #C47EC8 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 196 · G 126 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 40% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 37% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C47EC8 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C47EC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C47EC8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C47EC8

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C47EC8.

How #C47EC8 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#C47EC8
Protanopia#8D8DC8
Protanomaly#A687C8
Deuteranopia#9A9AC7
Deuteranomaly#AC8FC7
Tritanopia#BC8A8A
Tritanomaly#BF86A7
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C47EC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c47ec8: #C47EC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C47EC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c47ec8': '#C47EC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.494, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_c47ec8">#C47EC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C47EC8"

More Pink Colors

#C47EC8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C47EC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C47EC8?

#C47EC8 is a light pink — rgb(196, 126, 200) in RGB and hsl(297, 40%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.5.

What is the RGB value of #C47EC8?

#C47EC8 is rgb(196, 126, 200) — red 196, green 126, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C47EC8?

#C47EC8 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 37%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C47EC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C47EC8 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C47EC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C47EC8 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 13.68, which is visibly different.

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