What color is #C09AF7?

#C09AF7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09AF7?

The RGB value is 192, 154, 247: 192 red, 154 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09AF7?

The complementary color is #D1F79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09AF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09AF7 color

#C09AF7 rgb(192, 154, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C09AF7 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60.4% green and 96.9% blue (192, 154, 247).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 85% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#C09AF7 color codes

HEX	`#C09AF7`
RGB	`rgb(192, 154, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 85%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 38%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 38%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.2, 32.29, -41.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.2, 52.44, 308.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.079, 41.033, 93.26)`
Decimal	`12622583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09AF7, 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 #C09AF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09AF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #C09AF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09af7; }
.text { color: #c09af7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09af7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 154 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09af7, #ee9af7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C09AF7?: #C09AF7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09AF7?: The RGB value is 192, 154, 247: 192 red, 154 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09AF7?: The complementary color is #D1F79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09AF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.