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#C9AFEE Color

#C9AFEE is rgb(201, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(265, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9AFEE
HEX#C9AFEE
RGBrgb(201, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(265, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(265, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.092 303.3)
LABlab(75.40% 18.72 -28.11)
LCHlch(75.40% 33.77 303.67)

What #C9AFEE 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 #C9AFEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.97Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.31Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.68Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.02Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.12Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 13.38

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

#C9AFEE Channel Values

How #C9AFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9AFEE 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9AFEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9AFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9AFEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9AFEE
Complementary
#D4EEAF
Analogous
#AFB4EE
Analogous
#E9AFEE
Triadic
#EEC9AF
Triadic
#AFEEC9
Split comp.
#EEE9AF
Split comp.
#B4EEAF

Tints & Shades of #C9AFEE

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

#CFB7F0
#D7C4F3
#DDCDF4
#E6D9F7
#EBE2F9
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AA81E4
#8B52DA
#6D2BCA
#54219C
#3B176D
#220D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9AFEE.

How #C9AFEE 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#C9AFEE
Protanopia#B4B4EE
Protanomaly#BDB2EE
Deuteranopia#B8B8ED
Deuteranomaly#BFB5EE
Tritanopia#C0B9B9
Tritanomaly#C4B5D0
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9AFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9afee: #C9AFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9AFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9afee': '#C9AFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_c9afee">#C9AFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9AFEE"

More Purple Colors

#C9AFEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C9AFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9AFEE?

#C9AFEE is a lightest purple — rgb(201, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(265, 65%, 81%) 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 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #C9AFEE?

#C9AFEE is rgb(201, 175, 238) — red 201, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9AFEE?

#C9AFEE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9AFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9AFEE scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9AFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9AFEE 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 13.64, which is visibly different.

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