What color is #C181BC?

#C181BC 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 #C181BC?

The RGB value is 193, 129, 188: 193 red, 129 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C181BC?

The complementary color is #81C186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C181BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C181BC color

#C181BC rgb(193, 129, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C181BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 50.6% green and 73.7% blue (193, 129, 188).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#C181BC color codes

HEX	`#C181BC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 129, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 50.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.23, 34.1, -20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.23, 39.99, 328.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.919, 30.67, 51.437)`
Decimal	`12681660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C181BC, 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 #C181BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C181BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #C181BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c181bc; }
.text { color: #c181bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c181bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 129 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c181bc, #c1819c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C181BC?: #C181BC 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 #C181BC?: The RGB value is 193, 129, 188: 193 red, 129 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C181BC?: The complementary color is #81C186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C181BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.