#C9A5E4 Color

#C9A5E4 is rgb(201, 165, 228) in RGB and hsl(274, 54%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A5E4

HEX#C9A5E4

RGBrgb(201, 165, 228)

HSLhsl(274, 54%, 77%)

HSVhsv(274, 28%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.096 310.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A5E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A5E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A5E4 Complementary#C0E4A5 Analogous#A9A5E4 Analogous#E4A5E0 Triadic#E4C9A5 Triadic#A5E4C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A5E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0B0E8 #D7BCEB #DEC8EF #E5D4F2 #ECE0F6 #F3EBF9

Shades

#B17DD8 #9752CB #7E36B5 #602989 #441D62 #261037

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