What color is #C59BC9?

#C59BC9 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 #C59BC9?

The RGB value is 197, 155, 201: 197 red, 155 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59BC9?

The complementary color is #9FC99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59BC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59BC9 color

#C59BC9 rgb(197, 155, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C59BC9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 60.8% green and 78.8% blue (197, 155, 201).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#C59BC9 color codes

HEX	`#C59BC9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 155, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 60.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, 23.57, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 29.44, 323.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.289, 39.531, 60.492)`
Decimal	`12950473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59BC9, 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 #C59BC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59BC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #C59BC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59bc9; }
.text { color: #c59bc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59bc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 155 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59bc9, #c99bb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C59BC9?: #C59BC9 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 #C59BC9?: The RGB value is 197, 155, 201: 197 red, 155 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59BC9?: The complementary color is #9FC99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59BC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.