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#C487BE Color

#C487BE is rgb(196, 135, 190) in RGB, hsl(306, 34%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 23%) 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 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C487BE
HEX#C487BE
RGBrgb(196, 135, 190)
HSLhsl(306, 34%, 65%)
HSVhsv(306, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.104 330.1)
LABlab(63.98% 30.55 -19.08)
LCHlch(63.98% 36.02 328.01)

What #C487BE 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 #C487BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.95Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.14Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.73Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.95Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.32Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.74

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

#C487BE Channel Values

How #C487BE 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 135 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 34% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 3% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.78:1 vs white · 7.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C487BE 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 text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C487BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C487BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C487BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C487BE
Complementary
#87C48D
Analogous
#AC87C4
Analogous
#C487A0
Triadic
#BEC487
Triadic
#87BEC4
Split comp.
#A0C487
Split comp.
#87C4AC

Tints & Shades of #C487BE

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

#CD98C7
#D3A6CF
#DCB7D8
#E4C8E1
#ECD9EB
#F3E7F2

Shades

#B569AD
#A4519C
#85427F
#673261
#482344
#2C162A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C487BE.

How #C487BE 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#C487BE
Protanopia#9494BE
Protanomaly#A98FBE
Deuteranopia#9F9FBD
Deuteranomaly#AF96BD
Tritanopia#BE8F8F
Tritanomaly#C18CA4
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C487BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c487be: #C487BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C487BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c487be': '#C487BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.529, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_c487be">#C487BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C487BE"

More Pink Colors

#C487BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C487BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C487BE?

#C487BE is a light pink — rgb(196, 135, 190) in RGB and hsl(306, 34%, 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 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #C487BE?

#C487BE is rgb(196, 135, 190) — red 196, green 135, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C487BE?

#C487BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C487BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C487BE scores 2.78:1 against white and 7.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C487BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C487BE 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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