What color is #C146C2?

#C146C2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C146C2?

The RGB value is 193, 70, 194: 193 red, 70 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C146C2?

The complementary color is #47C246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C146C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C146C2 color

#C146C2 rgb(193, 70, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C146C2 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 27.5% green and 76.1% blue (193, 70, 194).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 50% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#C146C2 color codes

HEX	`#C146C2`
RGB	`rgb(193, 70, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 27.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 50%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 64%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 64%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, 64.14, -41.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 76.21, 327.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.92, 19.615, 53.028)`
Decimal	`12666562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C146C2, 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 #C146C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C146C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #C146C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c146c2; }
.text { color: #c146c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c146c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 70 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c146c2, #c24685); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C146C2?: #C146C2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C146C2?: The RGB value is 193, 70, 194: 193 red, 70 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C146C2?: The complementary color is #47C246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C146C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.