Information about #C198BD color

#C198BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C198BD is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 152, 189) — 75.7% red, 59.6% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 2 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted purple-pink magenta, #C198BD floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wonderland (#BB97BB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Purple Dragon (#C38EC7) and Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC).

The recipe behind #C198BD is rgb(193, 152, 189), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C198BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C198BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C198BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C198BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C198BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C198BD
  • RGB193, 152, 189
  • CMYK0, 16, 2, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 152, 189)
  • HSL306°, 25%, 68%
  • HSL Precise305.854°, 24.848%, 67.647%
  • HSV306°, 21%, 76%
  • HSB306°, 21%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.596, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.596, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.596, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC198BD
  • DECIMAL ID12687549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01