What color is #C799CA?

#C799CA 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 #C799CA?

The RGB value is 199, 153, 202: 199 red, 153 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C799CA?

The complementary color is #9CCA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C799CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C799CA color

#C799CA rgb(199, 153, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C799CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 60% green and 79.2% blue (199, 153, 202).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#C799CA color codes

HEX	`#C799CA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 153, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 60%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 25.53, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 31.55, 324.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.604, 39.19, 61.028)`
Decimal	`13081034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C799CA, 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 #C799CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C799CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #C799CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c799ca; }
.text { color: #c799ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c799ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 153 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c799ca, #ca99b4); }

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Questions

What color is #C799CA?: #C799CA 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 #C799CA?: The RGB value is 199, 153, 202: 199 red, 153 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C799CA?: The complementary color is #9CCA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C799CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.