What color is #C1A2E1?

#C1A2E1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A2E1?

The RGB value is 193, 162, 225: 193 red, 162 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A2E1?

The complementary color is #C2E1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A2E1 color

#C1A2E1 rgb(193, 162, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1A2E1 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 63.5% green and 88.2% blue (193, 162, 225).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 51% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#C1A2E1 color codes

HEX	`#C1A2E1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 162, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 63.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 51%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 28%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.29, 23.29, -27.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.29, 36.11, 310.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.501, 42.615, 76.89)`
Decimal	`12690145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A2E1, 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 #C1A2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #C1A2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a2e1; }
.text { color: #c1a2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 162 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a2e1, #e1a2e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1A2E1?: #C1A2E1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A2E1?: The RGB value is 193, 162, 225: 193 red, 162 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A2E1?: The complementary color is #C2E1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.