#C9A3E1 Color

#C9A3E1 is rgb(201, 163, 225) in RGB and hsl(277, 51%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A3E1

HEX#C9A3E1

RGBrgb(201, 163, 225)

HSLhsl(277, 51%, 76%)

HSVhsv(277, 28%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.096 312)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A3E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A3E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A3E1 Complementary#BBE1A3 Analogous#AAA3E1 Analogous#E1A3DA Triadic#E1C9A3 Triadic#A3E1C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A3E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0AEE5 #D7BAE9 #DDC5EC #E6D5F1 #EDE0F5 #F4ECF9

Shades

#B37CD5 #9A52C7 #8038AD #642C87 #471F60 #281136

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