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#C608C9 Color

#C608C9 is rgb(198, 8, 201) in RGB, hsl(299, 92%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 96%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C608C9
HEX#C608C9
RGBrgb(198, 8, 201)
HSLhsl(299, 92%, 41%)
HSVhsv(299, 96%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 96%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.266 327.5)
LABlab(47.34% 76.99 -51.14)
LCHlch(47.34% 92.43 326.41)

What #C608C9 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 #C608C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.42Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.46Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.55Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 20.03Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 20.7Mauveine#8D029BΔE 21.08

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

#C608C9 Channel Values

How #C608C9 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 198 · G 8 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 92% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 96% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C608C9 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.

TextWhite text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C608C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C608C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C608C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C608C9
Complementary
#0CC908
Analogous
#6508C9
Analogous
#C9086C
Triadic
#C9C608
Triadic
#08C9C6
Split comp.
#6CC908
Split comp.
#08C965

Tints & Shades of #C608C9

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

#EC0AF0
#F32CF6
#F554F8
#F880FA
#FAA7FB
#FCCEFD

Shades

#AD07B0
#910693
#78057A
#600462
#480349
#2B022C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C608C9.

How #C608C9 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#C608C9
Protanopia#5858C9
Protanomaly#9145C9
Deuteranopia#7878C7
Deuteranomaly#9D5FC8
Tritanopia#BA4E4E
Tritanomaly#BF3D90
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C608C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c608c9: #C608C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C608C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c608c9': '#C608C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.031, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_c608c9">#C608C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C608C9"

More Pink Colors

#C608C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C608C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C608C9?

#C608C9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(198, 8, 201) in RGB and hsl(299, 92%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.42.

What is the RGB value of #C608C9?

#C608C9 is rgb(198, 8, 201) — red 198, green 8, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C608C9?

#C608C9 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 96%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C608C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C608C9 scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C608C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C608C9 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 20.03, which is visibly different.

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