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#C2B2EA closest to Purple Illusion

#C2B2EA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(194, 178, 234)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 57% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #C2B2EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.85:1.

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Variations of #C2B2EA

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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#C2B2EA 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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#C2B2EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2B2EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8BAE8
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6BAEC
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB8EB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8BAE8
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1B7E9
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBBAC5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0B6DA
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCB8C8

#C2B2EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#C2B2EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.85:1 Very good#C2B2EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2B2EA in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #C2B2EA; }
.background { background-color: #C2B2EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2B2EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 178 234);
color: hsl(257 57% 81%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.080 297.7);

#C2B2EA FAQ

What color is #C2B2EA?

#C2B2EA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Purple Illusion. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C2B2EA?

#C2B2EA is rgb(194, 178, 234) in RGB, hsl(257, 57%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2B2EA?

The complementary color of #C2B2EA is #DAEAB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2B2EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2B2EA: 10.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2B2EA a warm or cool color?

#C2B2EA is a cool color.