What color is #C4A8CC?

#C4A8CC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A8CC?

The RGB value is 196, 168, 204: 196 red, 168 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A8CC?

The complementary color is #B0CCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A8CC color

#C4A8CC rgb(196, 168, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C4A8CC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.9% green and 80% blue (196, 168, 204).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#C4A8CC color codes

HEX	`#C4A8CC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 168, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 16.66, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 22.1, 318.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.665, 44.101, 63.116)`
Decimal	`12888268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A8CC, 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 #C4A8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #C4A8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a8cc; }
.text { color: #c4a8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 168 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a8cc, #cca8c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4A8CC?: #C4A8CC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A8CC?: The RGB value is 196, 168, 204: 196 red, 168 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A8CC?: The complementary color is #B0CCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.