What color is #C69BCC?

#C69BCC 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 #C69BCC?

The RGB value is 198, 155, 204: 198 red, 155 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C69BCC?

The complementary color is #A1CC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C69BCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C69BCC color

#C69BCC rgb(198, 155, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C69BCC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 60.8% green and 80% blue (198, 155, 204).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 8.96:1).

#C69BCC color codes

HEX	`#C69BCC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 155, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 60.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, 24.48, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 30.98, 322.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.908, 39.809, 62.381)`
Decimal	`13016012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C69BCC, 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 #C69BCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C69BCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #C69BCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c69bcc; }
.text { color: #c69bcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c69bcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 155 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c69bcc, #cc9bba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C69BCC?: #C69BCC 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 #C69BCC?: The RGB value is 198, 155, 204: 198 red, 155 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C69BCC?: The complementary color is #A1CC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C69BCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.