What color is #C082C6?

#C082C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C082C6?

The RGB value is 192, 130, 198: 192 red, 130 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C082C6?

The complementary color is #88C682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C082C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C082C6 color

#C082C6 rgb(192, 130, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C082C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 51% green and 77.6% blue (192, 130, 198).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#C082C6 color codes

HEX	`#C082C6`
RGB	`rgb(192, 130, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 51%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, 35.12, -25.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 43.57, 323.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.913, 31.25, 57.345)`
Decimal	`12616390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C082C6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C082C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C082C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C082C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c082c6; }
.text { color: #c082c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c082c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 130 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c082c6, #c682aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C082C6?: #C082C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C082C6?: The RGB value is 192, 130, 198: 192 red, 130 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C082C6?: The complementary color is #88C682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C082C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.