What color is #C286C5?

#C286C5 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 #C286C5?

The RGB value is 194, 134, 197: 194 red, 134 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C286C5?

The complementary color is #89C586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C286C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C286C5 color

#C286C5 rgb(194, 134, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C286C5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 52.5% green and 77.3% blue (194, 134, 197).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#C286C5 color codes

HEX	`#C286C5`
RGB	`rgb(194, 134, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 52.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 33.38, -23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 40.85, 324.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.85, 32.552, 56.944)`
Decimal	`12748485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C286C5, 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 #C286C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C286C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #C286C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c286c5; }
.text { color: #c286c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c286c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 134 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c286c5, #c586a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C286C5?: #C286C5 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 #C286C5?: The RGB value is 194, 134, 197: 194 red, 134 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C286C5?: The complementary color is #89C586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C286C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.