What color is #C27BD2?

#C27BD2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C27BD2?

The RGB value is 194, 123, 210: 194 red, 123 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C27BD2?

The complementary color is #8BD27B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C27BD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C27BD2 color

#C27BD2 rgb(194, 123, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C27BD2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 48.2% green and 82.4% blue (194, 123, 210).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#C27BD2 color codes

HEX	`#C27BD2`
RGB	`rgb(194, 123, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 48.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 41%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.9, 41.89, -33.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.9, 53.81, 321.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.962, 30.29, 64.649)`
Decimal	`12745682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C27BD2, 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 #C27BD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C27BD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #C27BD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c27bd2; }
.text { color: #c27bd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c27bd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 123 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c27bd2, #d27bb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C27BD2?: #C27BD2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C27BD2?: The RGB value is 194, 123, 210: 194 red, 123 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C27BD2?: The complementary color is #8BD27B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C27BD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.