What color is #C9A4FF?

#C9A4FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9A4FF?

The RGB value is 201, 164, 255: 201 red, 164 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9A4FF?

The complementary color is #DAFFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9A4FF color

#C9A4FF rgb(201, 164, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9A4FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 64.3% green and 100% blue (201, 164, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#C9A4FF color codes

HEX	`#C9A4FF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 164, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 64.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, 31.19, -40.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 50.87, 307.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.409, 46.188, 100.585)`
Decimal	`13214975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9A4FF, 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 #C9A4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #C9A4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a4ff; }
.text { color: #c9a4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 164 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a4ff, #f6a4ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C9A4FF?: #C9A4FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9A4FF?: The RGB value is 201, 164, 255: 201 red, 164 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9A4FF?: The complementary color is #DAFFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.