What color is #C9A3CD?

#C9A3CD 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 #C9A3CD?

The RGB value is 201, 163, 205: 201 red, 163 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9A3CD?

The complementary color is #A7CDA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9A3CD color

#C9A3CD rgb(201, 163, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9A3CD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 63.9% green and 80.4% blue (201, 163, 205).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 30% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#C9A3CD color codes

HEX	`#C9A3CD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 163, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 63.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 30%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, 21.28, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 26.7, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.203, 43.021, 63.51)`
Decimal	`13214669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9A3CD, 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 #C9A3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #C9A3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a3cd; }
.text { color: #c9a3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 163 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a3cd, #cda3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9A3CD?: #C9A3CD 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 #C9A3CD?: The RGB value is 201, 163, 205: 201 red, 163 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9A3CD?: The complementary color is #A7CDA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.