C159CE

#C159CE closest to Love Priestess

#C159CE is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Love Priestess. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 34.9% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(193, 89, 206)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 54% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #C159CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.59:1.

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Variations of #C159CE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C159CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C159CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C159CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6988CB
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #457CD2
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7875D0
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6988CB
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B7BCC
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4698B
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C360B3
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #967B9B

#C159CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.76:1 Poor#C159CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.59:1 Good#C159CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C159CE in CSS

/* Love Priestess */
.color { color: #C159CE; }
.background { background-color: #C159CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C159CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(193 89 206);
color: hsl(293 54% 58%);
color: oklch(0.637 0.195 323.1);

#C159CE FAQ

What color is #C159CE?

#C159CE is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Love Priestess. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C159CE?

#C159CE is rgb(193, 89, 206) in RGB, hsl(293, 54%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 57%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C159CE?

The complementary color of #C159CE is #66CE59, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C159CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C159CE: 5.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C159CE a warm or cool color?

#C159CE is a cool color.