What color is #C08DC4?

#C08DC4 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 #C08DC4?

The RGB value is 192, 141, 196: 192 red, 141 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08DC4?

The complementary color is #91C48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08DC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08DC4 color

#C08DC4 rgb(192, 141, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C08DC4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 55.3% green and 76.9% blue (192, 141, 196).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#C08DC4 color codes

HEX	`#C08DC4`
RGB	`rgb(192, 141, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 55.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 28.68, -20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 35.51, 323.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.226, 34.243, 56.652)`
Decimal	`12619204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08DC4, 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 #C08DC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C08DC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #C08DC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08dc4; }
.text { color: #c08dc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08dc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 141 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08dc4, #c48dad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C08DC4?: #C08DC4 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 #C08DC4?: The RGB value is 192, 141, 196: 192 red, 141 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08DC4?: The complementary color is #91C48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08DC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.