#C9A8CD Color

#C9A8CD is rgb(201, 168, 205) in RGB and hsl(294, 27%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9A8CD

HEX#C9A8CD

RGBrgb(201, 168, 205)

HSLhsl(294, 27%, 73%)

HSVhsv(294, 18%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.063 322.7)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9A8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9A8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9A8CD Complementary#ABCDA8 Analogous#B6A8CD Analogous#CDA8BE Triadic#CDC9A8 Triadic#A8CDC9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9A8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B5D4 #D7BEDA #DFCBE1 #E5D5E7 #EDE2EE #F3ECF4

Shades

#B587BA #A167A8 #85508B #693F6E #4A2D4E #2B1A2D

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