What color is #C49CCF?

#C49CCF 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 #C49CCF?

The RGB value is 196, 156, 207: 196 red, 156 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C49CCF?

The complementary color is #A7CF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C49CCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C49CCF color

#C49CCF rgb(196, 156, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C49CCF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 61.2% green and 81.2% blue (196, 156, 207).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#C49CCF color codes

HEX	`#C49CCF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 156, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 61.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, 23.86, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 31.41, 319.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.914, 40.019, 64.325)`
Decimal	`12885199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C49CCF, 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 #C49CCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C49CCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #C49CCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c49ccf; }
.text { color: #c49ccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c49ccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 156 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c49ccf, #cf9cc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C49CCF?: #C49CCF 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 #C49CCF?: The RGB value is 196, 156, 207: 196 red, 156 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C49CCF?: The complementary color is #A7CF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C49CCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.