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#C99BC9 Pastel Violet

#C99BC9 is a light, moderately saturated pink named Pastel Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 60.8% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(201, 155, 201)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 30% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #C99BC9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.02:1.

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Variations of #C99BC9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C99BC9 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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#C99BC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C99BC9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2ACC7
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98A6CB
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7A4CA
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2ACC7
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFA6C8
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC9FAB
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CB9DBC
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2A6B2

#C99BC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#C99BC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.02:1 Very good#C99BC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C99BC9 in CSS

/* Pastel Violet */
.color { color: #C99BC9; }
.background { background-color: #C99BC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C99BC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 155 201);
color: hsl(300 30% 70%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.083 326.4);

#C99BC9 FAQ

What color is #C99BC9?

#C99BC9 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Pastel Violet. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C99BC9?

#C99BC9 is rgb(201, 155, 201) in RGB, hsl(300, 30%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C99BC9?

The complementary color of #C99BC9 is #9BC99B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C99BC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #C99BC9: 9.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C99BC9 a warm or cool color?

#C99BC9 is a cool color.