What color is #C0AECD?

#C0AECD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AECD?

The RGB value is 192, 174, 205: 192 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #C0AECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AECD color

#C0AECD rgb(192, 174, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0AECD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 68.2% green and 80.4% blue (192, 174, 205).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#C0AECD color codes

HEX	`#C0AECD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 174, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 68.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, 12.22, -13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 18.09, 312.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.892, 45.887, 64.08)`
Decimal	`12627661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AECD, 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 #C0AECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #C0AECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0aecd; }
.text { color: #c0aecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0aecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 174 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0aecd, #cdaecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C0AECD?: #C0AECD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AECD?: The RGB value is 192, 174, 205: 192 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AECD?: The complementary color is #BBCDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.