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#C68AC7 Color

#C68AC7 is rgb(198, 138, 199) in RGB, hsl(299, 35%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 22%) 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 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C68AC7
HEX#C68AC7
RGBrgb(198, 138, 199)
HSLhsl(299, 35%, 66%)
HSVhsv(299, 31%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.109 326.1)
LABlab(65.16% 30.94 -22.30)
LCHlch(65.16% 38.14 324.22)

What #C68AC7 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 #C68AC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.52Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.54Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.2Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.69Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.99Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.57

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

#C68AC7 Channel Values

How #C68AC7 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 138 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 35% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 31% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C68AC7 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C68AC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C68AC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C68AC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C68AC7
Complementary
#8BC78A
Analogous
#A78AC7
Analogous
#C78AA9
Triadic
#C7C68A
Triadic
#8AC7C6
Split comp.
#A9C78A
Split comp.
#8AC7A7

Tints & Shades of #C68AC7

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

#CE9BCF
#D5A9D6
#DDBADE
#E4C8E4
#ECD9ED
#F3E7F3

Shades

#B66BB8
#A450A5
#854186
#6A336B
#4B244C
#2C162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C68AC7.

How #C68AC7 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#C68AC7
Protanopia#9696C7
Protanomaly#AC92C7
Deuteranopia#A1A1C6
Deuteranomaly#B198C6
Tritanopia#C09494
Tritanomaly#C290AB
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C68AC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c68ac7: #C68AC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C68AC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c68ac7': '#C68AC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.541, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_c68ac7">#C68AC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#C68AC7"

More Pink Colors

#C68AC7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C68AC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C68AC7?

#C68AC7 is a light pink — rgb(198, 138, 199) in RGB and hsl(299, 35%, 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 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #C68AC7?

#C68AC7 is rgb(198, 138, 199) — red 198, green 138, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C68AC7?

#C68AC7 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C68AC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C68AC7 scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C68AC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C68AC7 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 8.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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