What color is #C2A4CA?

#C2A4CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A4CA?

The RGB value is 194, 164, 202: 194 red, 164 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A4CA?

The complementary color is #ACCAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A4CA color

#C2A4CA rgb(194, 164, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2A4CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 64.3% green and 79.2% blue (194, 164, 202).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#C2A4CA color codes

HEX	`#C2A4CA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 164, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 64.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, 17.79, -15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 23.46, 319.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.183, 42.285, 61.595)`
Decimal	`12756170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A4CA, 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 #C2A4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #C2A4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a4ca; }
.text { color: #c2a4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 164 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a4ca, #caa4bf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2A4CA?: #C2A4CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A4CA?: The RGB value is 194, 164, 202: 194 red, 164 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A4CA?: The complementary color is #ACCAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.