Information about #C9A5CE color

#C9A5CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9A5CE falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 165, 206) — 78.8% red, 64.7% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 16 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9A5CE reads as a moderately toned purple-pink magenta and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lilac (#C8A2C8) and Frida Lilac (#C8A2C7).

The recipe behind #C9A5CE is rgb(201, 165, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9A5CE: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #C9A5CE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9A5CE color variations

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#C9A5CE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C9A5CE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Wisteria color link
Wisteria

#C9A0DC

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

#C9A5CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9A5CE
  • RGB201, 165, 206
  • CMYK2, 16, 0, 19
  • HSL293°, 29%, 73%
  • HSL Precise292.683°, 29.496%, 72.745%
  • HSV293°, 20%, 81%
  • HSB293°, 20%, 81%
  • HEX IDC9A5CE
  • DECIMAL ID13215182
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
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