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#C99EE6 Color

#C99EE6 is rgb(201, 158, 230) in RGB, hsl(276, 59%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C99EE6
HEX#C99EE6
RGBrgb(201, 158, 230)
HSLhsl(276, 59%, 76%)
HSVhsv(276, 31%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.11 311.1)
LABlab(71.08% 26.24 -30.35)
LCHlch(71.08% 40.12 310.85)

What #C99EE6 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 #C99EE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.26Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.58Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.9Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.86Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.88Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.89

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

#C99EE6 Channel Values

How #C99EE6 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 158 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 59% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 31% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C99EE6 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C99EE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C99EE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C99EE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C99EE6
Complementary
#BBE69E
Analogous
#A59EE6
Analogous
#E69EDF
Triadic
#E6C99E
Triadic
#9EE6C9
Split comp.
#DFE69E
Split comp.
#9EE6A5

Tints & Shades of #C99EE6

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

#D0AAE9
#D7B6EC
#DDC2EF
#E6D2F3
#EDDFF7
#F4EBFA

Shades

#B375DB
#9A49D0
#802FB6
#64258E
#471A65
#280F39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C99EE6.

How #C99EE6 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#C99EE6
Protanopia#A6A6E6
Protanomaly#B5A3E6
Deuteranopia#AEAEE5
Deuteranomaly#B9A8E5
Tritanopia#C0A9A9
Tritanomaly#C4A5C5
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C99EE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c99ee6: #C99EE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C99EE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c99ee6': '#C99EE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.620, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_c99ee6">#C99EE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#C99EE6"

More Purple Colors

#C99EE6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C99EE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C99EE6?

#C99EE6 is a light purple — rgb(201, 158, 230) in RGB and hsl(276, 59%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #C99EE6?

#C99EE6 is rgb(201, 158, 230) — red 201, green 158, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C99EE6?

#C99EE6 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C99EE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C99EE6 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C99EE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C99EE6 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 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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