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#C99BCA Color

#C99BCA is rgb(201, 155, 202) in RGB, hsl(299, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C99BCA
HEX#C99BCA
RGBrgb(201, 155, 202)
HSLhsl(299, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(299, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.084 325.7)
LABlab(69.52% 23.58 -17.36)
LCHlch(69.52% 29.28 323.65)

What #C99BCA 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 #C99BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 1.64Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 2.67Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 4.01Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 5.65Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.96Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.49

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

#C99BCA Channel Values

How #C99BCA 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 155 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C99BCA 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C99BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C99BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C99BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C99BCA
Complementary
#9CCA9B
Analogous
#B29BCA
Analogous
#CA9BB3
Triadic
#CAC99B
Triadic
#9BCAC9
Split comp.
#B3CA9B
Split comp.
#9BCAB2

Tints & Shades of #C99BCA

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

#D1A8D1
#D8B6D8
#DFC3DF
#E6D0E6
#EDDEED
#F4EBF4

Shades

#B97DBA
#A75BA9
#8B4A8C
#6A386B
#4C284D
#2B172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C99BCA.

How #C99BCA 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#C99BCA
Protanopia#A4A4CA
Protanomaly#B4A1CA
Deuteranopia#ACACC9
Deuteranomaly#B8A5C9
Tritanopia#C4A2A2
Tritanomaly#C69FB3
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C99BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c99bca: #C99BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C99BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c99bca': '#C99BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.608, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_c99bca">#C99BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C99BCA"

More Pink Colors

#C99BCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C99BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C99BCA?

#C99BCA is a light pink — rgb(201, 155, 202) in RGB and hsl(299, 31%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.64.

What is the RGB value of #C99BCA?

#C99BCA is rgb(201, 155, 202) — red 201, green 155, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C99BCA?

#C99BCA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C99BCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C99BCA scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C99BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C99BCA 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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