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#C997B7 Color

#C997B7 is rgb(201, 151, 183) in RGB, hsl(322, 32%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C997B7
HEX#C997B7
RGBrgb(201, 151, 183)
HSLhsl(322, 32%, 69%)
HSVhsv(322, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.073 340.4)
LABlab(68.06% 23.09 -9.02)
LCHlch(68.06% 24.79 338.66)

What #C997B7 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 #C997B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.92Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.18Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.54Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.65Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 9.25Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.07

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

#C997B7 Channel Values

How #C997B7 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 151 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 32% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 25% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 9% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C997B7 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C997B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C997B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C997B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C997B7
Complementary
#97C9A9
Analogous
#C397C9
Analogous
#C9979D
Triadic
#B7C997
Triadic
#97B7C9
Split comp.
#9DC997
Split comp.
#97C9C3

Tints & Shades of #C997B7

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

#D0A4C0
#D7B2C9
#DEBFD3
#E7D0DE
#EEDDE8
#F5EBF1

Shades

#BA78A2
#A8578A
#8A4771
#6C3759
#4D2840
#2C1724

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C997B7.

How #C997B7 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#C997B7
Protanopia#A1A1B7
Protanomaly#B29DB7
Deuteranopia#AAAAB6
Deuteranomaly#B7A3B6
Tritanopia#C69C9C
Tritanomaly#C79AA7
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C997B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c997b7: #C997B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C997B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c997b7': '#C997B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.592, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_c997b7">#C997B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#C997B7"

More Pink Colors

#C997B7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C997B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C997B7?

#C997B7 is a light pink — rgb(201, 151, 183) in RGB and hsl(322, 32%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #C997B7?

#C997B7 is rgb(201, 151, 183) — red 201, green 151, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C997B7?

#C997B7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C997B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C997B7 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C997B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C997B7 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 15.75, which is visibly different.

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