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#C9AEE5 Color

#C9AEE5 is rgb(201, 174, 229) in RGB, hsl(269, 51%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 10%) 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 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9AEE5
HEX#C9AEE5
RGBrgb(201, 174, 229)
HSLhsl(269, 51%, 79%)
HSVhsv(269, 24%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.082 306.9)
LABlab(74.88% 17.79 -24.03)
LCHlch(74.88% 29.90 306.52)

What #C9AEE5 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 #C9AEE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.91Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.92Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.25Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.35Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.85Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.24

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

#C9AEE5 Channel Values

How #C9AEE5 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 201 · G 174 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 51% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 24% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9AEE5 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9AEE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9AEE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9AEE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9AEE5
Complementary
#CAE5AE
Analogous
#AEAFE5
Analogous
#E4AEE5
Triadic
#E5C9AE
Triadic
#AEE5C9
Split comp.
#E5E4AE
Split comp.
#AFE5AE

Tints & Shades of #C9AEE5

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

#D0BAE9
#D6C1EB
#DDCDEF
#E5D8F3
#EDE4F6
#F2ECF9

Shades

#AC84D7
#925DCB
#763BB5
#5A2D8B
#3F1F60
#26133A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9AEE5.

How #C9AEE5 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#C9AEE5
Protanopia#B3B3E5
Protanomaly#BCB1E5
Deuteranopia#B8B8E4
Deuteranomaly#BFB4E5
Tritanopia#C2B6B6
Tritanomaly#C5B3CB
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #C9AEE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9aee5: #C9AEE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9AEE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9aee5': '#C9AEE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.682, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_c9aee5">#C9AEE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9AEE5"

More Purple Colors

#C9AEE5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C9AEE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9AEE5?

#C9AEE5 is a light purple — rgb(201, 174, 229) in RGB and hsl(269, 51%, 79%) 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #C9AEE5?

#C9AEE5 is rgb(201, 174, 229) — red 201, green 174, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9AEE5?

#C9AEE5 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9AEE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9AEE5 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9AEE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9AEE5 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 13.13, which is visibly different.

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