Palettes / Colors / #C2A2EC

#C2A2EC — Light Purple

#C2A2EC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C2A2EC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCECA2; it also sits naturally between #A2A7EC and #E7A2EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 64% · Blue 93%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #C2A2EC

.text { color: #C2A2EC; }
.background { background-color: #C2A2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2A2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 162, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2A2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 162, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2A2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 162, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2A2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2A2EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2A2EC

Tints of #C2A2EC

Tones of #C2A2EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCECA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2A2EC: #000000.

How #C2A2EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #C2A2EC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2A2EB  ·  #C2A2ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2A2EC?

#C2A2EC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 194, 162, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2A2EC?

#C2A2EC is RGB 194, 162, 236 — HSL 266°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 18%, 31%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C2A2EC?

Its complement is #CCECA2; analogous partners are #A2A7EC and #E7A2EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2A2EC for text?

Black text on #C2A2EC has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.