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#C587BB Color

#C587BB is rgb(197, 135, 187) in RGB, hsl(310, 35%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C587BB
HEX#C587BB
RGBrgb(197, 135, 187)
HSLhsl(310, 35%, 65%)
HSVhsv(310, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.102 332.5)
LABlab(64.00% 30.49 -17.35)
LCHlch(64.00% 35.08 330.37)

What #C587BB 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 #C587BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.17Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.44Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.45African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.11Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.03Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.63

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

#C587BB Channel Values

How #C587BB 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 135 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 35% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 5% · 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 #C587BB 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 #C587BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C587BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C587BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C587BB
Complementary
#87C591
Analogous
#B087C5
Analogous
#C5879B
Triadic
#BBC587
Triadic
#87BBC5
Split comp.
#9BC587
Split comp.
#87C5B0

Tints & Shades of #C587BB

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

#CD98C4
#D4A5CC
#DCB7D6
#E4C8E0
#EDD9E9
#F3E7F1

Shades

#B668A9
#A55097
#86417B
#67325E
#482342
#2D1629

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C587BB.

How #C587BB 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#C587BB
Protanopia#9494BB
Protanomaly#AA8FBB
Deuteranopia#9F9FBA
Deuteranomaly#AF96BA
Tritanopia#C08F8F
Tritanomaly#C28CA2
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C587BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c587bb: #C587BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C587BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c587bb': '#C587BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.529, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_c587bb">#C587BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C587BB"

More Pink Colors

#C587BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C587BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C587BB?

#C587BB is a light pink — rgb(197, 135, 187) in RGB and hsl(310, 35%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #C587BB?

#C587BB is rgb(197, 135, 187) — red 197, green 135, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C587BB?

#C587BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C587BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C587BB 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 #C587BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C587BB 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 10.34, which is visibly different.

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