Close to Pastel Purple
#C19BAF
#C19BAF is a light, muted pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 60.8% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C19BAF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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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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2.45:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C19BAF as they’d see it.
#C19BAF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #C19BAF
What color is #C19BAF?
#C19BAF is a light, muted pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 60.8% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C19BAF in RGB?
#C19BAF is rgb(193, 155, 175): 193 red, 155 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C19BAF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 9, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C19BAF?
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 #C19BAF?
Its complement #88AE9A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.