What color is #C8A9C5?

#C8A9C5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A9C5?

The RGB value is 200, 169, 197: 200 red, 169 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A9C5?

The complementary color is #A9C8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A9C5 color

#C8A9C5 rgb(200, 169, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8A9C5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 66.3% green and 77.3% blue (200, 169, 197).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#C8A9C5 color codes

HEX	`#C8A9C5`
RGB	`rgb(200, 169, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 66.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, 16.14, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 19.02, 328.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.084, 44.687, 58.905)`
Decimal	`13150661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A9C5, 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 #C8A9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #C8A9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a9c5; }
.text { color: #c8a9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 169 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a9c5, #c8a9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C8A9C5?: #C8A9C5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A9C5?: The RGB value is 200, 169, 197: 200 red, 169 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A9C5?: The complementary color is #A9C8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.