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#C09AE0 Color

#C09AE0 is rgb(192, 154, 224) in RGB, hsl(273, 53%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C09AE0
HEX#C09AE0
RGBrgb(192, 154, 224)
HSLhsl(273, 53%, 74%)
HSVhsv(273, 31%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.106 308.8)
LABlab(69.05% 24.36 -30.27)
LCHlch(69.05% 38.85 308.83)

What #C09AE0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C09AE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.07Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.57Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.69Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.4African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.48Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C09AE0 Channel Values

How #C09AE0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 154 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 53% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 31% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C09AE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C09AE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C09AE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C09AE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C09AE0
Complementary
#B9E09A
Analogous
#9D9AE0
Analogous
#E09ADC
Triadic
#E0C09A
Triadic
#9AE0C0
Split comp.
#DCE09A
Split comp.
#9AE09D

Tints & Shades of #C09AE0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7A5E3
#D1B5E8
#D8C1EC
#E2D0F1
#E9DCF4
#F3EBF9

Shades

#A873D4
#904CC8
#7635AC
#5B2985
#401D5E
#261137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C09AE0.

How #C09AE0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C09AE0
Protanopia#A1A1E0
Protanomaly#AE9EE0
Deuteranopia#A8A8DF
Deuteranomaly#B2A2E0
Tritanopia#B7A5A5
Tritanomaly#BBA1BF
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C09AE0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c09ae0: #C09AE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C09AE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c09ae0': '#C09AE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.604, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_c09ae0">#C09AE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#C09AE0"

More Purple Colors

#C09AE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C09AE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C09AE0?

#C09AE0 is a light purple — rgb(192, 154, 224) in RGB and hsl(273, 53%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #C09AE0?

#C09AE0 is rgb(192, 154, 224) — red 192, green 154, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C09AE0?

#C09AE0 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C09AE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C09AE0 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C09AE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C09AE0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.38, which is visibly different.

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