What color is #C29ABE?

#C29ABE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C29ABE?

The RGB value is 194, 154, 190: 194 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C29ABE?

The complementary color is #9AC29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C29ABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C29ABE color

#C29ABE rgb(194, 154, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C29ABE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 60.4% green and 74.5% blue (194, 154, 190).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#C29ABE color codes

HEX	`#C29ABE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 154, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 60.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, 21.02, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 24.66, 328.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.097, 38.299, 53.827)`
Decimal	`12753598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C29ABE, 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 #C29ABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C29ABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #C29ABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c29abe; }
.text { color: #c29abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c29abe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 154 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c29abe, #c29aaa); }

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Questions

What color is #C29ABE?: #C29ABE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C29ABE?: The RGB value is 194, 154, 190: 194 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C29ABE?: The complementary color is #9AC29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C29ABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.