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#C6AFCA Color

#C6AFCA is rgb(198, 175, 202) in RGB, hsl(291, 20%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C6AFCA
HEX#C6AFCA
RGBrgb(198, 175, 202)
HSLhsl(291, 20%, 74%)
HSVhsv(291, 13%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.045 321.3)
LABlab(74.11% 12.17 -10.57)
LCHlch(74.11% 16.12 319.02)

What #C6AFCA 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 #C6AFCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.57Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.13Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.85Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.49Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.94Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.47

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

#C6AFCA Channel Values

How #C6AFCA 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 175 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 20% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 13% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C6AFCA 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C6AFCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C6AFCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C6AFCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C6AFCA
Complementary
#B3CAAF
Analogous
#B9AFCA
Analogous
#CAAFC1
Triadic
#CAC6AF
Triadic
#AFCAC6
Split comp.
#C1CAAF
Split comp.
#AFCAB9

Tints & Shades of #C6AFCA

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

#CDB9D0
#D5C5D8
#DCCEDE
#E5DAE7
#EBE3ED
#F4F0F5

Shades

#B091B6
#9A72A1
#805A87
#634568
#463149
#291D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C6AFCA.

How #C6AFCA 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#C6AFCA
Protanopia#B3B3CA
Protanomaly#BBB2CA
Deuteranopia#B7B7C9
Deuteranomaly#BDB4CA
Tritanopia#C3B3B3
Tritanomaly#C4B1BC
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C6AFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c6afca: #C6AFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C6AFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c6afca': '#C6AFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.686, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_c6afca">#C6AFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C6AFCA"

More Pink Colors

#C6AFCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C6AFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C6AFCA?

#C6AFCA is a light pink — rgb(198, 175, 202) in RGB and hsl(291, 20%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #C6AFCA?

#C6AFCA is rgb(198, 175, 202) — red 198, green 175, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C6AFCA?

#C6AFCA converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C6AFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C6AFCA scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C6AFCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C6AFCA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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