What color is #C9C3D8?

#C9C3D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C3D8?

The RGB value is 201, 195, 216: 201 red, 195 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C3D8?

The complementary color is #D2D8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C3D8 color

#C9C3D8 rgb(201, 195, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C3D8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.5% green and 84.7% blue (201, 195, 216).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 21% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#C9C3D8 color codes

HEX	`#C9C3D8`
RGB	`rgb(201, 195, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 21%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, 6.03, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 11.43, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.995, 56.406, 72.89)`
Decimal	`13222872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C3D8, 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 #C9C3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #C9C3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c3d8; }
.text { color: #c9c3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 195 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c3d8, #d3c3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9C3D8?: #C9C3D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C3D8?: The RGB value is 201, 195, 216: 201 red, 195 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C3D8?: The complementary color is #D2D8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.