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#C694BC

#C694BC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 77.6% red, 58% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 312°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C694BC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#C694BC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #C694BC

What color is #C694BC?

#C694BC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 77.6% red, 58% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 312°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #C694BC in RGB?

#C694BC is rgb(198, 148, 188): 198 red, 148 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #C694BC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 5, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #C694BC?

PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #C694BC?

Its complement #7EAF88 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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