What color is #C9C4E0?

#C9C4E0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C4E0?

The RGB value is 201, 196, 224: 201 red, 196 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C4E0?

The complementary color is #DBE0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C4E0 color

#C9C4E0 rgb(201, 196, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9C4E0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.9% green and 87.8% blue (201, 196, 224).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#C9C4E0 color codes

HEX	`#C9C4E0`
RGB	`rgb(201, 196, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 31%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.34, 7.09, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.34, 15.05, 298.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.279, 57.279, 78.545)`
Decimal	`13223136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C4E0, 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 #C9C4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #C9C4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c4e0; }
.text { color: #c9c4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 196 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c4e0, #d7c4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9C4E0?: #C9C4E0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C4E0?: The RGB value is 201, 196, 224: 201 red, 196 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C4E0?: The complementary color is #DBE0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.