What color is #C499CD?

#C499CD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C499CD?

The RGB value is 196, 153, 205: 196 red, 153 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C499CD?

The complementary color is #A2CD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C499CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C499CD color

#C499CD rgb(196, 153, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C499CD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 60% green and 80.4% blue (196, 153, 205).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#C499CD color codes

HEX	`#C499CD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 153, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 60%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 25.12, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 32.44, 320.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.174, 38.927, 62.88)`
Decimal	`12884429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C499CD, 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 #C499CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C499CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #C499CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c499cd; }
.text { color: #c499cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c499cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 153 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c499cd, #cd99bc); }

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Questions

What color is #C499CD?: #C499CD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C499CD?: The RGB value is 196, 153, 205: 196 red, 153 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C499CD?: The complementary color is #A2CD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C499CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.