What color is #C8AECF?

#C8AECF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AECF?

The RGB value is 200, 174, 207: 200 red, 174 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AECF?

The complementary color is #B5CFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AECF color

#C8AECF rgb(200, 174, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8AECF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.2% green and 81.2% blue (200, 174, 207).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#C8AECF color codes

HEX	`#C8AECF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 174, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.23, 15.3, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.23, 20.23, 319.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.216, 47.057, 65.457)`
Decimal	`13151951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AECF, 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 #C8AECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #C8AECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aecf; }
.text { color: #c8aecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 174 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aecf, #cfaec6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8AECF?: #C8AECF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AECF?: The RGB value is 200, 174, 207: 200 red, 174 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AECF?: The complementary color is #B5CFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.