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#C9BAC9 Color

#C9BAC9 is rgb(201, 186, 201) in RGB, hsl(300, 12%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9BAC9
HEX#C9BAC9
RGBrgb(201, 186, 201)
HSLhsl(300, 12%, 76%)
HSVhsv(300, 7%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.027 325.8)
LABlab(77.12% 7.50 -5.57)
LCHlch(77.12% 9.34 323.38)

What #C9BAC9 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 #C9BAC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 1.9Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.75Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.11Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.74Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 7.61Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 8.29

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

#C9BAC9 Channel Values

How #C9BAC9 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 186 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 12% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 7% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9BAC9 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9BAC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9BAC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9BAC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9BAC9
Complementary
#BAC9BA
Analogous
#C2BAC9
Analogous
#C9BAC2
Triadic
#C9C9BA
Triadic
#BAC9C9
Split comp.
#C2C9BA
Split comp.
#BAC9C2

Tints & Shades of #C9BAC9

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

#D0C3D0
#D7CCD7
#DDD4DD
#E6E0E6
#EDE8ED
#F4F1F4

Shades

#B39EB3
#9A7E9A
#816581
#644F64
#473847
#281F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9BAC9.

How #C9BAC9 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#C9BAC9
Protanopia#BDBDC9
Protanomaly#C2BCC9
Deuteranopia#BFBFC9
Deuteranomaly#C3BDC9
Tritanopia#C7BCBC
Tritanomaly#C8BBC1
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9BAC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9bac9: #C9BAC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9BAC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9bac9': '#C9BAC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.729, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_c9bac9">#C9BAC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9BAC9"

More Pink Colors

#C9BAC9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C9BAC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9BAC9?

#C9BAC9 is a light pink — rgb(201, 186, 201) in RGB and hsl(300, 12%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #C9BAC9?

#C9BAC9 is rgb(201, 186, 201) — red 201, green 186, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9BAC9?

#C9BAC9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9BAC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9BAC9 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9BAC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9BAC9 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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