What color is #C3A9CA?

#C3A9CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A9CA?

The RGB value is 195, 169, 202: 195 red, 169 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A9CA?

The complementary color is #B0CAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A9CA color

#C3A9CA rgb(195, 169, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3A9CA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 66.3% green and 79.2% blue (195, 169, 202).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#C3A9CA color codes

HEX	`#C3A9CA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 169, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 66.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, 15.38, -13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 20.33, 319.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.353, 44.243, 61.911)`
Decimal	`12822986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A9CA, 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 #C3A9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #C3A9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a9ca; }
.text { color: #c3a9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 169 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a9ca, #caa9c1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C3A9CA?: #C3A9CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A9CA?: The RGB value is 195, 169, 202: 195 red, 169 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A9CA?: The complementary color is #B0CAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.