What color is #C18CCC?

#C18CCC 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 #C18CCC?

The RGB value is 193, 140, 204: 193 red, 140 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18CCC?

The complementary color is #97CC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18CCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18CCC color

#C18CCC rgb(193, 140, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C18CCC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 54.9% green and 80% blue (193, 140, 204).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#C18CCC color codes

HEX	`#C18CCC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 140, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 54.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, 31.12, -25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 40.01, 321.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.268, 34.454, 61.539)`
Decimal	`12684492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18CCC, 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 #C18CCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18CCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #C18CCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18ccc; }
.text { color: #c18ccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18ccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 140 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18ccc, #cc8cb7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C18CCC?: #C18CCC 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 #C18CCC?: The RGB value is 193, 140, 204: 193 red, 140 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18CCC?: The complementary color is #97CC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18CCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.