C293CD

#C293CD closest to Violaceous

#C293CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 57.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(194, 147, 205)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 37% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #C293CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.35:1.

#C293CD color conversion

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Variations of #C293CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C293CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C293CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C293CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #97A5CB
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA0CF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9DCE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97A5CB
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A59FCC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C399A8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C396BD
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AC9FAF

#C293CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#C293CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.35:1 Very good#C293CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C293CD in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #C293CD; }
.background { background-color: #C293CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C293CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 147 205);
color: hsl(289 37% 69%);
color: oklch(0.727 0.097 319.9);

#C293CD FAQ

What color is #C293CD?

#C293CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C293CD?

#C293CD is rgb(194, 147, 205) in RGB, hsl(289, 37%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C293CD?

The complementary color of #C293CD is #9ECD93, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C293CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C293CD: 8.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C293CD a warm or cool color?

#C293CD is a cool color.