What color is #C28ACF?

#C28ACF 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 #C28ACF?

The RGB value is 194, 138, 207: 194 red, 138 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28ACF?

The complementary color is #97CF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28ACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C28ACF color

#C28ACF rgb(194, 138, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C28ACF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 54.1% green and 81.2% blue (194, 138, 207).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 42% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#C28ACF color codes

HEX	`#C28ACF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 138, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 54.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 42%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 33%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, 33.14, -27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 42.86, 320.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.598, 34.152, 63.368)`
Decimal	`12749519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28ACF, 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 #C28ACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28ACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #C28ACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28acf; }
.text { color: #c28acf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28acf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 138 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28acf, #cf8aba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C28ACF?: #C28ACF 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 #C28ACF?: The RGB value is 194, 138, 207: 194 red, 138 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28ACF?: The complementary color is #97CF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28ACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.