What color is #C9AED9?

#C9AED9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9AED9?

The RGB value is 201, 174, 217: 201 red, 174 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9AED9?

The complementary color is #BED9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9AED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9AED9 color

#C9AED9 rgb(201, 174, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9AED9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 68.2% green and 85.1% blue (201, 174, 217).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#C9AED9 color codes

HEX	`#C9AED9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 174, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 68.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, 17.6, -18.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 25.22, 314.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.746, 47.7, 72.113)`
Decimal	`13217497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9AED9, 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 #C9AED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9AED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #C9AED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9aed9; }
.text { color: #c9aed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9aed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 174 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9aed9, #d9aed3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C9AED9?: #C9AED9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9AED9?: The RGB value is 201, 174, 217: 201 red, 174 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9AED9?: The complementary color is #BED9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9AED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.