What color is #CCAECD?

#CCAECD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCAECD?

The RGB value is 204, 174, 205: 204 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCAECD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCAECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCAECD color

#CCAECD rgb(204, 174, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCAECD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 68.2% green and 80.4% blue (204, 174, 205).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#CCAECD color codes

HEX	`#CCAECD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 174, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 68.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, 16.28, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 20.02, 324.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.056, 47.518, 64.228)`
Decimal	`13414093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCAECD, 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 #CCAECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCAECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #CCAECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccaecd; }
.text { color: #ccaecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccaecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 174 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccaecd, #cdaebf); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #CCAECD?: #CCAECD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCAECD?: The RGB value is 204, 174, 205: 204 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCAECD?: The complementary color is #AFCDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCAECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.