What color is #C969C9?

#C969C9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C969C9?

The RGB value is 201, 105, 201: 201 red, 105 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C969C9?

The complementary color is #69C969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C969C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C969C9 color

#C969C9 rgb(201, 105, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C969C9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 41.2% green and 78.8% blue (201, 105, 201).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 47% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#C969C9 color codes

HEX	`#C969C9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 105, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 41.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 47%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 48%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, 51.57, -33.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 61.54, 326.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.681, 26.74, 58.318)`
Decimal	`13199817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C969C9, 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 #C969C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C969C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C969C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c969c9; }
.text { color: #c969c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c969c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 105 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c969c9, #c96999); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C969C9?: #C969C9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C969C9?: The RGB value is 201, 105, 201: 201 red, 105 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C969C9?: The complementary color is #69C969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C969C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.