What color is #C1A1BD?

#C1A1BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A1BD?

The RGB value is 193, 161, 189: 193 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A1BD?

The complementary color is #A1C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A1BD color

#C1A1BD rgb(193, 161, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1A1BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 63.1% green and 74.1% blue (193, 161, 189).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#C1A1BD color codes

HEX	`#C1A1BD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 161, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 63.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, 16.62, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 19.39, 329.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.921, 40.502, 53.638)`
Decimal	`12689853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A1BD, 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 #C1A1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #C1A1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a1bd; }
.text { color: #c1a1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 161 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a1bd, #c1a1ad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1A1BD?: #C1A1BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A1BD?: The RGB value is 193, 161, 189: 193 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A1BD?: The complementary color is #A1C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.