What color is #C59BCD?

#C59BCD 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 #C59BCD?

The RGB value is 197, 155, 205: 197 red, 155 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59BCD?

The complementary color is #A3CD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59BCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59BCD color

#C59BCD rgb(197, 155, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C59BCD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 60.8% green and 80.4% blue (197, 155, 205).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#C59BCD color codes

HEX	`#C59BCD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 155, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 60.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.27, 24.35, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.27, 31.28, 321.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.765, 39.722, 63.002)`
Decimal	`12950477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59BCD, 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 #C59BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #C59BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59bcd; }
.text { color: #c59bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 155 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59bcd, #cd9bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C59BCD?: #C59BCD 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 #C59BCD?: The RGB value is 197, 155, 205: 197 red, 155 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59BCD?: The complementary color is #A3CD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59BCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.