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#C69DE1 Color

#C69DE1 is rgb(198, 157, 225) in RGB, hsl(276, 53%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C69DE1
HEX#C69DE1
RGBrgb(198, 157, 225)
HSLhsl(276, 53%, 75%)
HSVhsv(276, 30%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.105 311.4)
LABlab(70.39% 24.96 -28.71)
LCHlch(70.39% 38.05 311.01)

What #C69DE1 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 #C69DE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 4.36Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.88Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.23Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.42Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.49Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.23

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

#C69DE1 Channel Values

How #C69DE1 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 157 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 53% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 30% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C69DE1 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C69DE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C69DE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C69DE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C69DE1
Complementary
#B8E19D
Analogous
#A49DE1
Analogous
#E19DDA
Triadic
#E1C69D
Triadic
#9DE1C6
Split comp.
#DAE19D
Split comp.
#9DE1A4

Tints & Shades of #C69DE1

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

#CDA9E5
#D6B9E9
#DDC4ED
#E4D0F1
#EADCF4
#F4EBF9

Shades

#AF76D5
#984FC9
#7F36B0
#602985
#441D5E
#271137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C69DE1.

How #C69DE1 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#C69DE1
Protanopia#A5A5E1
Protanomaly#B3A2E1
Deuteranopia#ACACE0
Deuteranomaly#B7A6E0
Tritanopia#BDA8A8
Tritanomaly#C1A3C1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C69DE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c69de1: #C69DE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C69DE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c69de1': '#C69DE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.616, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_c69de1">#C69DE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#C69DE1"

More Purple Colors

#C69DE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C69DE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C69DE1?

#C69DE1 is a light purple — rgb(198, 157, 225) in RGB and hsl(276, 53%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #C69DE1?

#C69DE1 is rgb(198, 157, 225) — red 198, green 157, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C69DE1?

#C69DE1 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C69DE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C69DE1 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C69DE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C69DE1 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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