What color is #C274FF?

#C274FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C274FF?

The RGB value is 194, 116, 255: 194 red, 116 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C274FF?

The complementary color is #B1FF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C274FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C274FF color

#C274FF rgb(194, 116, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C274FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 45.5% green and 100% blue (194, 116, 255).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#C274FF color codes

HEX	`#C274FF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 116, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 45.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 55%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 55.04, -57.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 79.66, 313.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.54, 31.181, 98.155)`
Decimal	`12743935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C274FF, 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 #C274FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C274FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #C274FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c274ff; }
.text { color: #c274ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c274ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 116 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c274ff, #ff74f6); }

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Questions

What color is #C274FF?: #C274FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C274FF?: The RGB value is 194, 116, 255: 194 red, 116 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C274FF?: The complementary color is #B1FF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C274FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.