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#C2AADA Color

#C2AADA is rgb(194, 170, 218) in RGB, hsl(270, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2AADA
HEX#C2AADA
RGBrgb(194, 170, 218)
HSLhsl(270, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(270, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.072 307.4)
LABlab(72.94% 15.74 -21.07)
LCHlch(72.94% 26.30 306.77)

What #C2AADA 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 #C2AADA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.91Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.84Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.97Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.11Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.46

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

#C2AADA Channel Values

How #C2AADA 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 194 · G 170 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2AADA 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2AADA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2AADA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2AADA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2AADA
Complementary
#C2DAAA
Analogous
#AAAADA
Analogous
#DAAADA
Triadic
#DAC2AA
Triadic
#AADAC2
Split comp.
#DADAAA
Split comp.
#AADAAA

Tints & Shades of #C2AADA

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

#C9B5DE
#D1BFE3
#D9CAE8
#E3D8EE
#EBE3F3
#F2EDF7

Shades

#A886CA
#8C5FB9
#7346A0
#59367C
#402759
#241632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2AADA.

How #C2AADA 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#C2AADA
Protanopia#AEAEDA
Protanomaly#B7ADDA
Deuteranopia#B2B2D9
Deuteranomaly#B9AFDA
Tritanopia#BCB1B1
Tritanomaly#BEAEC3
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2AADA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2aada: #C2AADA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2AADA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2aada': '#C2AADA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.667, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_c2aada">#C2AADA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2AADA"

More Purple Colors

#C2AADA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#C2AADA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2AADA?

#C2AADA is a light purple — rgb(194, 170, 218) in RGB and hsl(270, 39%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #C2AADA?

#C2AADA is rgb(194, 170, 218) — red 194, green 170, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2AADA?

#C2AADA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2AADA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2AADA scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2AADA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2AADA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.29, which is visibly different.

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