What color is #C9A0FF?

#C9A0FF is a light, vivid violet known as Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Diva?

The RGB value is 201, 160, 255: 201 red, 160 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Diva?

The complementary color is #D6FFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Diva color: hex code #C9A0FF

#C9A0FF rgb(201, 160, 255)

Shades of purple

Diva has the hex code #C9A0FF. It is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 62.7% green and 100% blue (201, 160, 255).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

Diva (#C9A0FF) color codes

HEX	`#C9A0FF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 160, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 62.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, 33.38, -41.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 53.35, 308.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.704, 44.779, 100.35)`
Decimal	`13213951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Diva, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C9A0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C9A0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a0ff; }
.text { color: #c9a0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 160 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a0ff, #f8a0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C9A0FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C9A0FF?: #C9A0FF is a light, vivid violet known as Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Diva?: The RGB value is 201, 160, 255: 201 red, 160 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Diva?: The complementary color is #D6FFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.