What color is #C0AACC?

#C0AACC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AACC?

The RGB value is 192, 170, 204: 192 red, 170 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AACC?

The complementary color is #B6CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AACC color

#C0AACC rgb(192, 170, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0AACC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 66.7% green and 80% blue (192, 170, 204).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#C0AACC color codes

HEX	`#C0AACC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 170, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 66.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, 14.21, -14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 20.19, 314.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.01, 44.316, 63.192)`
Decimal	`12626636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AACC, 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 #C0AACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #C0AACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0aacc; }
.text { color: #c0aacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0aacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 170 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0aacc, #ccaac7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C0AACC?: #C0AACC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AACC?: The RGB value is 192, 170, 204: 192 red, 170 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AACC?: The complementary color is #B6CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.