What color is #C260D4?

#C260D4 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 #C260D4?

The RGB value is 194, 96, 212: 194 red, 96 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C260D4?

The complementary color is #72D460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C260D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C260D4 color

#C260D4 rgb(194, 96, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C260D4 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 37.6% green and 83.1% blue (194, 96, 212).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 57% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#C260D4 color codes

HEX	`#C260D4`
RGB	`rgb(194, 96, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 37.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 57%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 55%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 55%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 56.1, -43.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 70.75, 322.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.313, 24.59, 65.003)`
Decimal	`12738772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C260D4, 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 #C260D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C260D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #C260D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c260d4; }
.text { color: #c260d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c260d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 96 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c260d4, #d460ac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C260D4?: #C260D4 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 #C260D4?: The RGB value is 194, 96, 212: 194 red, 96 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C260D4?: The complementary color is #72D460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C260D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.