What color is #CCA8CF?

#CCA8CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA8CF?

The RGB value is 204, 168, 207: 204 red, 168 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA8CF?

The complementary color is #ABCFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA8CF color

#CCA8CF rgb(204, 168, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCA8CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 65.9% green and 81.2% blue (204, 168, 207).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#CCA8CF color codes

HEX	`#CCA8CF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 168, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 65.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, 19.93, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 24.86, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.166, 45.349, 65.13)`
Decimal	`13412559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA8CF, 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 #CCA8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #CCA8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca8cf; }
.text { color: #cca8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 168 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca8cf, #cfa8be); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA8CF?: #CCA8CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA8CF?: The RGB value is 204, 168, 207: 204 red, 168 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA8CF?: The complementary color is #ABCFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.