#C973A2Fading Love (#C973A2) is a mid-tone, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 347°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.122. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C973A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 115, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(327, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(327, 43%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 19%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.2 39.9 -10.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.664 0.122 347) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fading Love shifts subtly: drifts toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cc6f98 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#cd739f — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#c973a2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c974a4 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Fading Love in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.25:1 and against black 6.46:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffe4f1 · #f7a8d1 · #c973a2 · #a85a85 · #7e3960 · #551a3e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f0a0a1 · #df889f · #c973a2 · #a867a1 · #875c99 · #66528d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d6a696 · #c973a2 · #a15b82 · #903c1e · #612548 · #3f1709
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#6addb3 · #c973a2 · #846a77 · #6f445b · #4d293d · #2a131f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f6ef · #c973a2 · #84737b · #424b47 · #271820 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f5ef · #becdc7 · #90a19a · #132921 · #000703 · #c973a2
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0e3bd · #81d9be · #c973a2 · #8c769a · #354735 · #160520
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6e7c1 · #8fdc9e · #c973a2 · #62888c · #3f4437 · #1e0406
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4f4d8 · #c973a2 · #7f7c31 · #005069 · #00212e · #040300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefd9 · #c973a2 · #99702e · #00563f · #001b45 · #000301
#D487B0 · #DF9BBF · #EAAFCD · #F4C3DC · #FED8EB
#A85B86 · #89456B · #6A2F51 · #4D1A38 · #310621
#BF7B9F · #B4829C · #A98999
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.