Close to Lilac
#C795BE
#C795BE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 78% red, 58.4% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 311°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C795BE.
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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C795BE as they’d see it.
#C795BE 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 #C795BE
What color is #C795BE?
#C795BE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 78% red, 58.4% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 311°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C795BE in RGB?
#C795BE is rgb(199, 149, 190): 199 red, 149 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C795BE 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 #C795BE?
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 #C795BE?
Its complement #7FB088 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.