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#C68BBE Color

#C68BBE is rgb(198, 139, 190) in RGB, hsl(308, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 22%) 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 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C68BBE
HEX#C68BBE
RGBrgb(198, 139, 190)
HSLhsl(308, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(308, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.099 331.4)
LABlab(65.12% 29.18 -17.34)
LCHlch(65.12% 33.94 329.28)

What #C68BBE 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 #C68BBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.51Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 5.73Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 5.93African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.91Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.46Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.26

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

#C68BBE Channel Values

How #C68BBE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 4% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C68BBE 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C68BBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C68BBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C68BBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C68BBE
Complementary
#8BC693
Analogous
#B08BC6
Analogous
#C68BA0
Triadic
#BEC68B
Triadic
#8BBEC6
Split comp.
#A0C68B
Split comp.
#8BC6B0

Tints & Shades of #C68BBE

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

#CE9CC7
#D5AACF
#DDBBD9
#E4C8E0
#ECD9EA
#F3E7F2

Shades

#B76CAD
#A45199
#85427C
#6A3463
#4B2546
#2C1629

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C68BBE.

How #C68BBE 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#C68BBE
Protanopia#9797BE
Protanomaly#AC92BE
Deuteranopia#A2A2BD
Deuteranomaly#B199BD
Tritanopia#C19393
Tritanomaly#C390A6
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C68BBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c68bbe: #C68BBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C68BBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c68bbe': '#C68BBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.545, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_c68bbe">#C68BBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C68BBE"

More Pink Colors

#C68BBE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C68BBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C68BBE?

#C68BBE is a light pink — rgb(198, 139, 190) in RGB and hsl(308, 34%, 66%) 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 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #C68BBE?

#C68BBE is rgb(198, 139, 190) — red 198, green 139, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C68BBE?

#C68BBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C68BBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C68BBE scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C68BBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C68BBE 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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