What color is #C093D2?

#C093D2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C093D2?

The RGB value is 192, 147, 210: 192 red, 147 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C093D2?

The complementary color is #A5D293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C093D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C093D2 color

#C093D2 rgb(192, 147, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C093D2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 57.6% green and 82.4% blue (192, 147, 210).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 41% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#C093D2 color codes

HEX	`#C093D2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 147, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 57.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 41%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 30%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 30%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, 28.14, -25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 38.19, 317.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.803, 36.728, 65.742)`
Decimal	`12620754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C093D2, 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 #C093D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C093D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #C093D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c093d2; }
.text { color: #c093d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c093d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 147 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c093d2, #d293c4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C093D2?: #C093D2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C093D2?: The RGB value is 192, 147, 210: 192 red, 147 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C093D2?: The complementary color is #A5D293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C093D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.