What color is #C2AFEA?

#C2AFEA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2AFEA?

The RGB value is 194, 175, 234: 194 red, 175 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2AFEA?

The complementary color is #D7EAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2AFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2AFEA color

#C2AFEA rgb(194, 175, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2AFEA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 68.6% green and 91.8% blue (194, 175, 234).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 58% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#C2AFEA color codes

HEX	`#C2AFEA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 175, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 68.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 58%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, 18.38, -27.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 32.67, 304.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.426, 48.07, 84.342)`
Decimal	`12759018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2AFEA, 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 #C2AFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2AFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #C2AFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2afea; }
.text { color: #c2afea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2afea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 175 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2afea, #e0afea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C2AFEA?: #C2AFEA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2AFEA?: The RGB value is 194, 175, 234: 194 red, 175 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2AFEA?: The complementary color is #D7EAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2AFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.