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#C76AEC Color

#C76AEC is rgb(199, 106, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 55%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C76AEC
HEX#C76AEC
RGBrgb(199, 106, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(283, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 55%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.202 315.4)
LABlab(60.00% 52.79 -50.88)
LCHlch(60.00% 73.32 316.05)

What #C76AEC 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 #C76AEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.79Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.9Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.4Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.53Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 17.01Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 17.14

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

#C76AEC Channel Values

How #C76AEC 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 199 · G 106 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C76AEC 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C76AEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C76AEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C76AEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C76AEC
Complementary
#8FEC6A
Analogous
#866AEC
Analogous
#EC6AD0
Triadic
#ECC76A
Triadic
#6AECC7
Split comp.
#D0EC6A
Split comp.
#6AEC86

Tints & Shades of #C76AEC

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

#CE7CEE
#D693F1
#DDA5F3
#E6BBF6
#ECCDF9
#F5E4FB

Shades

#B841E6
#A71DDD
#8817B5
#69128C
#4B0D63
#2C083B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C76AEC.

How #C76AEC 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#C76AEC
Protanopia#8080EC
Protanomaly#A178EC
Deuteranopia#9292EB
Deuteranomaly#AA83EB
Tritanopia#B98484
Tritanomaly#BF7BB7
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C76AEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c76aec: #C76AEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C76AEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c76aec': '#C76AEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.416, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_c76aec">#C76AEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C76AEC"

More Purple Colors

#C76AEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C76AEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C76AEC?

#C76AEC is a light purple — rgb(199, 106, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 77%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #C76AEC?

#C76AEC is rgb(199, 106, 236) — red 199, green 106, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C76AEC?

#C76AEC converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 55%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C76AEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C76AEC scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C76AEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C76AEC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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