What color is #C155D5?

#C155D5 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C155D5?

The RGB value is 193, 85, 213: 193 red, 85 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C155D5?

The complementary color is #69D555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C155D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C155D5 color

#C155D5 rgb(193, 85, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C155D5 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 33.3% green and 83.5% blue (193, 85, 213).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 60% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#C155D5 color codes

HEX	`#C155D5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 85, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 33.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 60%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 60%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 60%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, 61.16, -46.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 77.01, 322.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.25, 22.64, 65.346)`
Decimal	`12670421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C155D5, 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 #C155D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C155D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #C155D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c155d5; }
.text { color: #c155d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c155d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 85 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c155d5, #d555a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C155D5?: #C155D5 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C155D5?: The RGB value is 193, 85, 213: 193 red, 85 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C155D5?: The complementary color is #69D555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C155D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.