What color is #C13DCF?

#C13DCF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C13DCF?

The RGB value is 193, 61, 207: 193 red, 61 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C13DCF?

The complementary color is #4BCF3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C13DCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C13DCF color

#C13DCF rgb(193, 61, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C13DCF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 23.9% green and 81.2% blue (193, 61, 207).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 60% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Awkward Purple (#D208CC), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#C13DCF color codes

HEX	`#C13DCF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 61, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 23.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 60%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 71%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 71%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 69.76, -49.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 85.49, 324.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.923, 19.182, 60.882)`
Decimal	`12664271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C13DCF, 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 #C13DCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C13DCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C13DCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c13dcf; }
.text { color: #c13dcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c13dcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 61 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c13dcf, #cf3d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C13DCF?: #C13DCF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C13DCF?: The RGB value is 193, 61, 207: 193 red, 61 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C13DCF?: The complementary color is #4BCF3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C13DCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.