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#C563AB — Muted Pink

#C563AB is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #C563AB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C563AB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #63C57D; it also sits naturally between #AE63C5 and #C5637A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C563AB · RGB 197, 99, 171

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Color values

HEX#C563AB
RGB197, 99, 171
HSL316°, 46%, 58%
HSV316°, 50%, 77%
CMYK0%, 50%, 13%, 23%
XYZ34.84, 23.73, 41.27
Yxy23.73, 0.3489, 0.2377
CIE-Lab55.82, 48.26, -20.91
Hunter Lab48.72, 45.71, -19.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 39% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 13% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #C563AB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C563AB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C563AB

.text { color: #C563AB; }
.background { background-color: #C563AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C563AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 99, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 46%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C563AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 99, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C563AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 99, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C563AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C563AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C563AB

#BE50A1#AF4192#9C3A82#863270#732B60#612451#4A1C3E#38152E#220C1C#0F060C

Tints of #C563AB

#CB72B3#D080BB#D48CC1#DA9AC9#DFA9D1#E5B8D9#EAC7E1#EED2E7#F4E1EF#F9F0F7

Tones of #C563AB

#BE6AA7#B771A4#B078A1#A97E9E#A2869A#9B8C97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63C57D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.65:1 AA large only
Against black text5.75:1 AA

Best text color on #C563AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C563AB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C563AB: ·

How #C563AB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9B9A9ADeuteranopia · #A0A895Tritanopia · #C08C89

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C563AB rather than the exact color:

Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Vintage Aurora
#8F39B9 · #C75CA6 · #92282F · #9C6D31
Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Lucky Garden
#669B9A · #9693C0 · #BF6AB1 · #8F6859
Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C562AF#C75CA6#BE6AAE#BF6AB1#BD69A6#CD65B4#C768A0#BB62A1#B95BAC#CA5F9D#CF69B6#BC6BB6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C563AA  ·  #C563AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C563AB?

#C563AB is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 197, 99, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C563AB?

#C563AB is RGB 197, 99, 171 — HSL 316°, 46%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 13%, 23%.

What colors go with #C563AB?

Its complement is #63C57D; analogous partners are #AE63C5 and #C5637A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C563AB for text?

Black text on #C563AB has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.