What color is #C299E0?

#C299E0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C299E0?

The RGB value is 194, 153, 224: 194 red, 153 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C299E0?

The complementary color is #B7E099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C299E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C299E0 color

#C299E0 rgb(194, 153, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C299E0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 60% green and 87.8% blue (194, 153, 224).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#C299E0 color codes

HEX	`#C299E0`
RGB	`rgb(194, 153, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 60%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 32%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, 28.37, -30.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 41.47, 313.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.092, 39.634, 75.676)`
Decimal	`12753376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C299E0, 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 #C299E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C299E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #C299E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c299e0; }
.text { color: #c299e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c299e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 153 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c299e0, #e099db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C299E0?: #C299E0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C299E0?: The RGB value is 194, 153, 224: 194 red, 153 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C299E0?: The complementary color is #B7E099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C299E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.