All About Color #C99AE5

#C99AE5

About #C99AE5

#C99AE5 is a light purple color with the hex code #C99AE5. In RGB it is red 201, green 154, blue 229; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 59%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 12%, 33%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 2.27:1 on white and 9.24:1 on black.

#C99AE5 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, 9A, E5
CMYK12.23%, 32.75%, 0.00%, 10.20%
RGB Decimal201, 154, 229
HSL278°, 59%, 75%
RGB Octal311, 232, 345
HSV (HSB)277.60°, 32.75%, 89.80%
RGB Binary11001001, 10011010, 11100101
CIE-L*AB70.31, 31.04, -31.26
RGB Percent78.82%, 60.39%, 89.80%
CIE-L*CH70.31, 44.05, 314.80
XYZ49.79, 41.19, 79.45
CIE-L*UV70.31, 20.10, -54.07
xyY0.29, 0.24, 41.19
Hunter-Lab64.18, 26.17, -28.48
RYB78.82%, 60.39%, 89.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C99AE5 on a dark background: contrast 9.24:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C99AE5 on a light background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C99AE5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C99AE5 · #F0E3F8 · #A351D2 · #B5E59A · #EAF8E3

Analogous palette

#9AB5E5 · #A49AE5 · #C99AE5 · #E59ADB · #E59AB5

Triadic palette

#C99AE5 · #E5C99A · #9AE5C9 · #F0E3F8 · #F8F0E3

Tetradic palette

#C99AE5 · #E5A49A · #B5E59A · #9ADBE5 · #A351D2

Monochromatic palette

#852FB6 · #A95DD5 · #C99AE5 · #EAD6F5 · #F4EBFA

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