What color is #C399DB?

#C399DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C399DB?

The RGB value is 195, 153, 219: 195 red, 153 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C399DB?

The complementary color is #B1DB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C399DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C399DB color

#C399DB rgb(195, 153, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C399DB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60% green and 85.9% blue (195, 153, 219).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 48% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#C399DB color codes

HEX	`#C399DB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 153, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 48%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 30%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 27.63, -27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 39.08, 315)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.681, 39.5, 72.169)`
Decimal	`12818907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C399DB, 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 #C399DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C399DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #C399DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c399db; }
.text { color: #c399db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c399db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 153 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c399db, #db99d2); }

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Questions

What color is #C399DB?: #C399DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C399DB?: The RGB value is 195, 153, 219: 195 red, 153 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C399DB?: The complementary color is #B1DB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C399DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.