What color is #C28ADA?

#C28ADA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C28ADA?

The RGB value is 194, 138, 218: 194 red, 138 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28ADA?

The complementary color is #A2DA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28ADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C28ADA color

#C28ADA rgb(194, 138, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C28ADA is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 54.1% green and 85.5% blue (194, 138, 218).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 52% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#C28ADA color codes

HEX	`#C28ADA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 138, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 54.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 52%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 37%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, 35.37, -32.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 48.13, 317.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.99, 34.709, 70.698)`
Decimal	`12749530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28ADA, 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 #C28ADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28ADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #C28ADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28ada; }
.text { color: #c28ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28ada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 138 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28ada, #da8aca); }

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Questions

What color is #C28ADA?: #C28ADA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C28ADA?: The RGB value is 194, 138, 218: 194 red, 138 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28ADA?: The complementary color is #A2DA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28ADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.