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#C686CA Color

#C686CA is rgb(198, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(296, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C686CA
HEX#C686CA
RGBrgb(198, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(296, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(296, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.119 324.7)
LABlab(64.35% 33.44 -25.20)
LCHlch(64.35% 41.88 323.00)

What #C686CA 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 #C686CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.42Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.21Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 11.89Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.99Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 12.48

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

#C686CA Channel Values

How #C686CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C686CA 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C686CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C686CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C686CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C686CA
Complementary
#8BCA86
Analogous
#A486CA
Analogous
#CA86AD
Triadic
#CAC686
Triadic
#86CAC6
Split comp.
#ADCA86
Split comp.
#86CAA4

Tints & Shades of #C686CA

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

#CE98D2
#D5A6D8
#DDB8E0
#E4C6E6
#ECD8EE
#F3E6F4

Shades

#B667BC
#A44BAA
#853D8A
#6A306E
#4B224E
#2C142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C686CA.

How #C686CA 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#C686CA
Protanopia#9494CA
Protanomaly#AA8ECA
Deuteranopia#9F9FC9
Deuteranomaly#B096C9
Tritanopia#BF9191
Tritanomaly#C28DAB
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C686CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c686ca: #C686CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C686CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c686ca': '#C686CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_c686ca">#C686CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C686CA"

More Pink Colors

#C686CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C686CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C686CA?

#C686CA is a light pink — rgb(198, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(296, 39%, 66%) 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 8.42.

What is the RGB value of #C686CA?

#C686CA is rgb(198, 134, 202) — red 198, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C686CA?

#C686CA converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C686CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C686CA scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C686CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C686CA 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, which is visibly different.

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