What color is #C2A3BC?

#C2A3BC 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 #C2A3BC?

The RGB value is 194, 163, 188: 194 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A3BC?

The complementary color is #A3C2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A3BC color

#C2A3BC rgb(194, 163, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2A3BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 63.9% green and 73.7% blue (194, 163, 188).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#C2A3BC color codes

HEX	`#C2A3BC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 163, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 63.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.38, 15.68, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.38, 17.88, 331.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.421, 41.295, 53.198)`
Decimal	`12755900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A3BC, 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 #C2A3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #C2A3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a3bc; }
.text { color: #c2a3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 163 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a3bc, #c2a3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2A3BC?: #C2A3BC 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 #C2A3BC?: The RGB value is 194, 163, 188: 194 red, 163 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A3BC?: The complementary color is #A3C2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.