What color is #C2A5BB?

#C2A5BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A5BB?

The RGB value is 194, 165, 187: 194 red, 165 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A5BB?

The complementary color is #A5C2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A5BB color

#C2A5BB rgb(194, 165, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2A5BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 64.7% green and 73.3% blue (194, 165, 187).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#C2A5BB color codes

HEX	`#C2A5BB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 165, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 64.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.85, 14.4, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.85, 16.16, 332.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.672, 41.968, 52.752)`
Decimal	`12756411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A5BB, 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 #C2A5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #C2A5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a5bb; }
.text { color: #c2a5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 165 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a5bb, #c2a5ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2A5BB?: #C2A5BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A5BB?: The RGB value is 194, 165, 187: 194 red, 165 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A5BB?: The complementary color is #A5C2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.