What color is #C1A0C9?

#C1A0C9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A0C9?

The RGB value is 193, 160, 201: 193 red, 160 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A0C9?

The complementary color is #A8C9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A0C9 color

#C1A0C9 rgb(193, 160, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1A0C9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62.7% green and 78.8% blue (193, 160, 201).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#C1A0C9 color codes

HEX	`#C1A0C9`
RGB	`rgb(193, 160, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 20%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, 19.47, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 25.47, 319.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.104, 40.697, 60.726)`
Decimal	`12689609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A0C9, 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 #C1A0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #C1A0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a0c9; }
.text { color: #c1a0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 160 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a0c9, #c9a0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1A0C9?: #C1A0C9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A0C9?: The RGB value is 193, 160, 201: 193 red, 160 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A0C9?: The complementary color is #A8C9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.