What color is #CCA9CB?

#CCA9CB 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 #CCA9CB?

The RGB value is 204, 169, 203: 204 red, 169 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA9CB?

The complementary color is #A9CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA9CB color

#CCA9CB rgb(204, 169, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCA9CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 66.3% green and 79.6% blue (204, 169, 203).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#CCA9CB color codes

HEX	`#CCA9CB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 169, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 66.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, 18.63, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 22.43, 326.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.868, 45.526, 62.649)`
Decimal	`13412811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA9CB, 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 #CCA9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #CCA9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca9cb; }
.text { color: #cca9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 169 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca9cb, #cca9ba); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA9CB?: #CCA9CB 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 #CCA9CB?: The RGB value is 204, 169, 203: 204 red, 169 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA9CB?: The complementary color is #A9CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.