Information about #C9B0C3 color

#C9B0C3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9B0C3 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 176, 195) — 78.8% red, 69% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 2 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9B0C3 reads as a softly toned purple-pink magenta and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maverick (#C8B1C0). Slightly further away sit Lily (#C8AABF) and Alluring (#C4ABB9).

The recipe behind #C9B0C3 is rgb(201, 176, 195), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9B0C3: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9B0C3 color variations

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

#C9B0C3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9B0C3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9B0C3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9B0C3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9B0C3 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C9B0C3

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

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Kidman color link
Kidman

#CCB7B9

I Do color link
I Do

#CCBCC6

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Quarter Imagine color link
Quarter Imagine

#C9BFBB

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

#C9B0C3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9B0C3
  • RGB201, 176, 195
  • CMYK0, 10, 2, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 176, 195)
  • HSL314°, 19%, 74%
  • HSL Precise314.4°, 18.797%, 73.922%
  • HSV314°, 12%, 79%
  • HSB314°, 12%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.690, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.690, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.690, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9B0C3
  • DECIMAL ID13217987
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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