What color is #C0AFE0?

#C0AFE0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0AFE0?

The RGB value is 192, 175, 224: 192 red, 175 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0AFE0?

The complementary color is #CFE0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0AFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0AFE0 color

#C0AFE0 rgb(192, 175, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0AFE0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 68.6% green and 87.8% blue (192, 175, 224).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 44% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#C0AFE0 color codes

HEX	`#C0AFE0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 175, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 68.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 44%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 22%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, 15.59, -22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 27.28, 304.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.52, 47.248, 76.965)`
Decimal	`12627936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0AFE0, 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 #C0AFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0AFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #C0AFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0afe0; }
.text { color: #c0afe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0afe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 175 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0afe0, #d9afe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C0AFE0?: #C0AFE0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0AFE0?: The RGB value is 192, 175, 224: 192 red, 175 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0AFE0?: The complementary color is #CFE0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0AFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.