What color is #C27FBA?

#C27FBA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C27FBA?

The RGB value is 194, 127, 186: 194 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C27FBA?

The complementary color is #7FC287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C27FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C27FBA color

#C27FBA rgb(194, 127, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C27FBA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 49.8% green and 72.9% blue (194, 127, 186).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#C27FBA color codes

HEX	`#C27FBA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 127, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 49.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 35%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, 35.15, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 40.62, 329.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.7, 30.195, 50.235)`
Decimal	`12746682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C27FBA, 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 #C27FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C27FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #C27FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c27fba; }
.text { color: #c27fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c27fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 127 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c27fba, #c27f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C27FBA?: #C27FBA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C27FBA?: The RGB value is 194, 127, 186: 194 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C27FBA?: The complementary color is #7FC287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C27FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.