What color is #C19AE4?

#C19AE4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19AE4?

The RGB value is 193, 154, 228: 193 red, 154 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19AE4?

The complementary color is #BDE49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19AE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19AE4 color

#C19AE4 rgb(193, 154, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C19AE4 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 89.4% blue (193, 154, 228).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 58% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#C19AE4 color codes

HEX	`#C19AE4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 154, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 58%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 32%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 28.36, -32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 42.76, 311.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.549, 40.05, 78.609)`
Decimal	`12688100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19AE4, 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 #C19AE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19AE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #C19AE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19ae4; }
.text { color: #c19ae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19ae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 154 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19ae4, #e49ae2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C19AE4?: #C19AE4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19AE4?: The RGB value is 193, 154, 228: 193 red, 154 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19AE4?: The complementary color is #BDE49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19AE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.