What color is #C9A2CA?

#C9A2CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9A2CA?

The RGB value is 201, 162, 202: 201 red, 162 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9A2CA?

The complementary color is #A3CAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9A2CA color

#C9A2CA rgb(201, 162, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9A2CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 63.5% green and 79.2% blue (201, 162, 202).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 27% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#C9A2CA color codes

HEX	`#C9A2CA`
RGB	`rgb(201, 162, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 63.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 27%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 20%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, 21.26, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 26.01, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.667, 42.523, 61.562)`
Decimal	`13214410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9A2CA, 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 #C9A2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #C9A2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a2ca; }
.text { color: #c9a2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 162 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a2ca, #caa2b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9A2CA?: #C9A2CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9A2CA?: The RGB value is 201, 162, 202: 201 red, 162 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9A2CA?: The complementary color is #A3CAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.