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#c692cf

a light, soft magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Plum

RGB
198, 146, 207
HSL
291°, 39%, 69%
CMYK
4, 30, 0, 19
Luminance
0.3707

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c692cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c692cf
Hue
291°
magenta / pink
Saturation
39%
soft
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
67%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3707
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.41:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 5
Where it sits
Hue291° of 360°
Saturation39%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c692cf
RGBrgb(198, 146, 207)
HSLhsl(291, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(67.3 30.0 -23.7)
LCHlch(67.3 38.3 321.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.730 0.103 321.4)
Decimal13013711
Display P3color(display-p3 0.776 0.573 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c692cf;
background-color: #c692cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c692cf] bg-[#c692cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c692cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.776, green: 0.573, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c692cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC692CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 146, 198)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c692cf · 8.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.50:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c692cf as text scores 2.50:1 on white and 8.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c692cf on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c692cf on black: 8.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8CA0D1
deuteranopia · #98A6CD
tritanopia · #C898A8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c692cf is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F5FA
#F3EBF4
#E6D3E9
#D6B1DD
#c692cf
#AD63BA
#9C4BAA
#823E8E
#683271
#4D2753
#301934
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9F5FADarkest = 950 · #301934
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F5FA;
  --brand-100: #F3EBF4;
  --brand-200: #E6D3E9;
  --brand-300: #D6B1DD;
  --brand-400: #c692cf;
  --brand-500: #AD63BA;
  --brand-600: #9C4BAA;
  --brand-700: #823E8E;
  --brand-800: #683271;
  --brand-900: #4D2753;
  --brand-950: #301934;
  --brand: #c692cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c692cf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E1C6E6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8F4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5E923A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#512759
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6EDF7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c692cf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9BCF92
Analogous left#A792CF
Analogous right#CF92BA
Split-complement 1#BACF92
Split-complement 2#92CFA7
Triadic 1#CFC692
Triadic 2#92CFC6
Tetradic#CFA792

RGB percentages

Red77.6%
Green57.3%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.3%
Magenta29.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#c692cf text on a black background

contrast 8.41:1

Card sample

#c692cf text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c692cf;
Background color
Panel with #c692cf background
background-color: #c692cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c692cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(198, 146, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(198, 146, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c692cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c692cf, #CF92AF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c692cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c692cf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#c692cf, answered

What color is #c692cf?

#c692cf is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 5). It sits at 291° on the hue wheel with 39% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #c692cf?

rgb(198, 146, 207) — 198 red, 146 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 77.6% / 57.3% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #c692cf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3707 and perceived brightness is 67%, so black text on it reaches 8.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c692cf?

Black. It scores 8.41:1 against #c692cf, versus 2.50:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c692cf?

#9BCF92 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BACF92 and #92CFA7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c692cf?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E1C6E6 for borders, #8F4B9B for secondary text, #5E923A as an accent and #512759 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A792CF and #CF92BA stays calm, while #9BCF92 is the loudest partner.

What is #c692cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #c692cf warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CF92C2; nudged cooler, #AF90D1.

Work with #c692cf in the Color Lab