What color is #C9A0DC?

#C9A0DC is a light, desaturated magenta known as Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wisteria?

The RGB value is 201, 160, 220: 201 red, 160 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wisteria?

The complementary color is #B3DCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wisteria color: hex code #C9A0DC

#C9A0DC rgb(201, 160, 220)

Shades of purple

Wisteria has the hex code #C9A0DC. It is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 62.7% green and 86.3% blue (201, 160, 220).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 46% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

Wisteria (#C9A0DC) color codes

HEX	`#C9A0DC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 160, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 62.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 46%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, 25.89, -24.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 35.76, 316.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.574, 42.727, 73.332)`
Decimal	`13213916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wisteria, 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 #C9A0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #C9A0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a0dc; }
.text { color: #c9a0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 160 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a0dc, #dca0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C9A0DC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C9A0DC?: #C9A0DC is a light, desaturated magenta known as Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wisteria?: The RGB value is 201, 160, 220: 201 red, 160 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wisteria?: The complementary color is #B3DCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.