What color is #C69BD0?

#C69BD0 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 #C69BD0?

The RGB value is 198, 155, 208: 198 red, 155 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C69BD0?

The complementary color is #A5D09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C69BD0?

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.

#C69BD0 color

#C69BD0 rgb(198, 155, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C69BD0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 60.8% green and 81.6% blue (198, 155, 208).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C69BD0 color codes

HEX	`#C69BD0`
RGB	`rgb(198, 155, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 60.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.47, 25.27, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.47, 32.84, 320.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.394, 40.003, 64.94)`
Decimal	`13016016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C69BD0, 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 #C69BD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C69BD0 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 #C69BD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c69bd0; }
.text { color: #c69bd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c69bd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 155 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c69bd0, #d09bbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C69BD0?: #C69BD0 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 #C69BD0?: The RGB value is 198, 155, 208: 198 red, 155 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C69BD0?: The complementary color is #A5D09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C69BD0?: 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.