What color is #C0A0C4?

#C0A0C4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A0C4?

The RGB value is 192, 160, 196: 192 red, 160 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A0C4?

The complementary color is #A4C4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A0C4 color

#C0A0C4 rgb(192, 160, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0A0C4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 62.7% green and 76.9% blue (192, 160, 196).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#C0A0C4 color codes

HEX	`#C0A0C4`
RGB	`rgb(192, 160, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 62.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, 18.16, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 22.95, 322.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.272, 40.334, 57.667)`
Decimal	`12624068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A0C4, 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 #C0A0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #C0A0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a0c4; }
.text { color: #c0a0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 160 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a0c4, #c4a0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0A0C4?: #C0A0C4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A0C4?: The RGB value is 192, 160, 196: 192 red, 160 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A0C4?: The complementary color is #A4C4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.