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C299CD

#C299CD closest to Pastel Violet

#C299CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Pastel Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 60.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(194, 153, 205)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 34% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #C299CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.73:1.

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Variations of #C299CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C299CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C299CDA4CD99
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Split complementary

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

C299CDBECD9999CDA8
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

C299CDA899CDCD99BE
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Triadic

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

C299CDCDC29999CDC2
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Tetradic

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

C299CDCD99A4A4CD9999CDC2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C299CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C299CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CA9CB
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93A4CF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A2CE
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CA9CB
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A4CC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C39FAB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C39BBE
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEA4B2

#C299CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#C299CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.73:1 Very good#C299CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C299CD in CSS

/* Pastel Violet */
.color { color: #C299CD; }
.background { background-color: #C299CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C299CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 153 205);
color: hsl(287 34% 70%);
color: oklch(0.738 0.086 319.0);

#C299CD FAQ

What color is #C299CD?

#C299CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C299CD?

#C299CD is rgb(194, 153, 205) in RGB, hsl(287, 34%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C299CD?

The complementary color of #C299CD is #A4CD99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C299CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C299CD: 8.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C299CD a warm or cool color?

#C299CD is a cool color.