What color is #C9ADFF?

#C9ADFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9ADFF?

The RGB value is 201, 173, 255: 201 red, 173 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9ADFF?

The complementary color is #E3FFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9ADFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9ADFF color

#C9ADFF rgb(201, 173, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9ADFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 67.8% green and 100% blue (201, 173, 255).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#C9ADFF color codes

HEX	`#C9ADFF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 173, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 67.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, 26.25, -36.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 45.29, 305.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.077, 49.524, 101.141)`
Decimal	`13217279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9ADFF, 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 #C9ADFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9ADFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #C9ADFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9adff; }
.text { color: #c9adff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9adff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 173 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9adff, #f2adff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9ADFF?: #C9ADFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9ADFF?: The RGB value is 201, 173, 255: 201 red, 173 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9ADFF?: The complementary color is #E3FFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9ADFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.