What color is #C295D9?

#C295D9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C295D9?

The RGB value is 194, 149, 217: 194 red, 149 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C295D9?

The complementary color is #ACD995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C295D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C295D9 color

#C295D9 rgb(194, 149, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C295D9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 58.4% green and 85.1% blue (194, 149, 217).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 47% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#C295D9 color codes

HEX	`#C295D9`
RGB	`rgb(194, 149, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 58.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 47%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, 29.11, -28.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 40.56, 315.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.518, 37.975, 70.564)`
Decimal	`12752345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C295D9, 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 #C295D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C295D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #C295D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c295d9; }
.text { color: #c295d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c295d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 149 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c295d9, #d995ce); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C295D9?: #C295D9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C295D9?: The RGB value is 194, 149, 217: 194 red, 149 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C295D9?: The complementary color is #ACD995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C295D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.