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#C57DD4 Color

#C57DD4 is rgb(197, 125, 212) in RGB, hsl(290, 50%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C57DD4
HEX#C57DD4
RGBrgb(197, 125, 212)
HSLhsl(290, 50%, 66%)
HSVhsv(290, 41%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.145 320.5)
LABlab(62.61% 39.19 -33.47)
LCHlch(62.61% 51.54 319.50)

What #C57DD4 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 #C57DD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.09Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.1Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.73Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.11Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.28Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.28

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

#C57DD4 Channel Values

How #C57DD4 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 197 · G 125 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 50% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 41% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C57DD4 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C57DD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C57DD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C57DD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C57DD4
Complementary
#8BD47D
Analogous
#9A7DD4
Analogous
#D47DB7
Triadic
#D4C57D
Triadic
#7DD4C5
Split comp.
#B7D47D
Split comp.
#7DD49A

Tints & Shades of #C57DD4

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

#CE90DA
#D49FDF
#DDB3E6
#E4C2EB
#ECD5F1
#F3E4F6

Shades

#B65BC8
#A33DB8
#853295
#692877
#4B1C54
#2C1132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C57DD4.

How #C57DD4 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#C57DD4
Protanopia#8D8DD4
Protanomaly#A687D4
Deuteranopia#9A9AD3
Deuteranomaly#AD8FD3
Tritanopia#BC8C8C
Tritanomaly#BF86AE
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C57DD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c57dd4: #C57DD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C57DD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c57dd4': '#C57DD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.490, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_c57dd4">#C57DD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#C57DD4"

More Pink Colors

#C57DD4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C57DD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C57DD4?

#C57DD4 is a light pink — rgb(197, 125, 212) in RGB and hsl(290, 50%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #C57DD4?

#C57DD4 is rgb(197, 125, 212) — red 197, green 125, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C57DD4?

#C57DD4 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C57DD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C57DD4 scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C57DD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C57DD4 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.28, which is visibly different.

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