What color is #C3A3CE?

#C3A3CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A3CE?

The RGB value is 195, 163, 206: 195 red, 163 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A3CE?

The complementary color is #AECEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A3CE color

#C3A3CE rgb(195, 163, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3A3CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.9% green and 80.8% blue (195, 163, 206).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 30% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#C3A3CE color codes

HEX	`#C3A3CE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 163, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 30%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, 19.47, -17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 26.19, 318.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.742, 42.253, 64.074)`
Decimal	`12821454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A3CE, 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 #C3A3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #C3A3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a3ce; }
.text { color: #c3a3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 163 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a3ce, #cea3c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3A3CE?: #C3A3CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A3CE?: The RGB value is 195, 163, 206: 195 red, 163 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A3CE?: The complementary color is #AECEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.