What color is #C9AFDC?

#C9AFDC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9AFDC?

The RGB value is 201, 175, 220: 201 red, 175 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9AFDC?

The complementary color is #C2DCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9AFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9AFDC color

#C9AFDC rgb(201, 175, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9AFDC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 68.6% green and 86.3% blue (201, 175, 220).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#C9AFDC color codes

HEX	`#C9AFDC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 175, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 68.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.98, 17.66, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.98, 26.07, 312.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.333, 48.245, 74.252)`
Decimal	`13217756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9AFDC, 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 #C9AFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9AFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #C9AFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9afdc; }
.text { color: #c9afdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9afdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 175 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9afdc, #dcafd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C9AFDC?: #C9AFDC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9AFDC?: The RGB value is 201, 175, 220: 201 red, 175 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9AFDC?: The complementary color is #C2DCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9AFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.