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#C987BC Color

#C987BC is rgb(201, 135, 188) in RGB, hsl(312, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Medium Orchid (#D39BCB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C987BC
HEX#C987BC
RGBrgb(201, 135, 188)
HSLhsl(312, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(312, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.106 334)
LABlab(64.49% 32.04 -17.11)
LCHlch(64.49% 36.33 331.90)

What #C987BC 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 #C987BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.82Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.96Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.23Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.33Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 8.98African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.41

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

#C987BC Channel Values

How #C987BC 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 201 · G 135 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 6% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C987BC 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C987BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C987BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C987BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C987BC
Complementary
#87C995
Analogous
#B587C9
Analogous
#C9879B
Triadic
#BCC987
Triadic
#87BCC9
Split comp.
#9BC987
Split comp.
#87C9B5

Tints & Shades of #C987BC

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

#D199C6
#D7A7CE
#DFB9D8
#E6C7E0
#EED8E9
#F4E6F1

Shades

#BB68AA
#A94C96
#893E7A
#6D3161
#4D2345
#2E1529

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C987BC.

How #C987BC 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#C987BC
Protanopia#9595BC
Protanomaly#AC90BC
Deuteranopia#A1A1BA
Deuteranomaly#B297BB
Tritanopia#C48F8F
Tritanomaly#C68CA3
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C987BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c987bc: #C987BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C987BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c987bc': '#C987BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.529, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_c987bc">#C987BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C987BC"

More Pink Colors

#C987BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C987BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C987BC?

#C987BC is a light pink — rgb(201, 135, 188) in RGB and hsl(312, 38%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Medium Orchid (#D39BCB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.82.

What is the RGB value of #C987BC?

#C987BC is rgb(201, 135, 188) — red 201, green 135, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C987BC?

#C987BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C987BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C987BC scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C987BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C987BC 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 10.1, which is visibly different.

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