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#C68BC0 Color

#C68BC0 is rgb(198, 139, 192) in RGB, hsl(306, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 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 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C68BC0
HEX#C68BC0
RGBrgb(198, 139, 192)
HSLhsl(306, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(306, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.1 330.1)
LABlab(65.18% 29.45 -18.37)
LCHlch(65.18% 34.71 328.05)

What #C68BC0 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 #C68BC0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.5Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 5.99Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 6.25African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.32Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.43Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.93

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

#C68BC0 Channel Values

How #C68BC0 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 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 3% · 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 #C68BC0 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 #C68BC0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C68BC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C68BC0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C68BC0
Complementary
#8BC691
Analogous
#AE8BC6
Analogous
#C68BA2
Triadic
#C0C68B
Triadic
#8BC0C6
Split comp.
#A2C68B
Split comp.
#8BC6AE

Tints & Shades of #C68BC0

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

#CE9CC9
#D5AAD1
#DDBBDA
#E4C8E1
#ECD9EB
#F3E7F2

Shades

#B76CAF
#A4519C
#85427F
#6A3465
#4B2547
#2C162A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C68BC0.

How #C68BC0 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#C68BC0
Protanopia#9797C0
Protanomaly#AC92C0
Deuteranopia#A2A2BF
Deuteranomaly#B199BF
Tritanopia#C19393
Tritanomaly#C390A7
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C68BC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c68bc0: #C68BC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C68BC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c68bc0': '#C68BC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.545, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_c68bc0">#C68BC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#C68BC0"

More Pink Colors

#C68BC0 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C68BC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C68BC0?

#C68BC0 is a light pink — rgb(198, 139, 192) in RGB and hsl(306, 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 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #C68BC0?

#C68BC0 is rgb(198, 139, 192) — red 198, green 139, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C68BC0?

#C68BC0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C68BC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C68BC0 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 #C68BC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C68BC0 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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