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#C68BAA Color

#C68BAA is rgb(198, 139, 170) in RGB, hsl(328, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 14%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C68BAA
HEX#C68BAA
RGBrgb(198, 139, 170)
HSLhsl(328, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(328, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 14%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.082 346.6)
LABlab(64.57% 26.60 -6.93)
LCHlch(64.57% 27.48 345.39)

What #C68BAA 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 #C68BAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 5.44English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.49Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.3Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 10.23Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.05Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.38

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

#C68BAA Channel Values

How #C68BAA 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 139 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 14% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C68BAA 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 text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C68BAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C68BAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C68BAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C68BAA
Complementary
#8BC6A6
Analogous
#C48BC6
Analogous
#C68B8D
Triadic
#AAC68B
Triadic
#8BAAC6
Split comp.
#8DC68B
Split comp.
#8BC6C4

Tints & Shades of #C68BAA

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

#CE9CB7
#D5AAC1
#DDBBCD
#E4C8D7
#ECD9E4
#F3E7EE

Shades

#B76C94
#A4517D
#854266
#6A3451
#4B2539
#2C1622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C68BAA.

How #C68BAA 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#C68BAA
Protanopia#9797AA
Protanomaly#AC92AA
Deuteranopia#A2A2A8
Deuteranomaly#B199A9
Tritanopia#C38F8F
Tritanomaly#C48E9B
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C68BAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c68baa: #C68BAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C68BAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c68baa': '#C68BAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.545, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_c68baa">#C68BAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C68BAA"

More Pink Colors

#C68BAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C68BAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C68BAA?

#C68BAA is a light pink — rgb(198, 139, 170) in RGB and hsl(328, 34%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #C68BAA?

#C68BAA is rgb(198, 139, 170) — red 198, green 139, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C68BAA?

#C68BAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 14%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C68BAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C68BAA scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C68BAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C68BAA 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.59, which is visibly different.

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