What color is #C293CB?

#C293CB 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 #C293CB?

The RGB value is 194, 147, 203: 194 red, 147 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C293CB?

The complementary color is #9CCB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C293CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C293CB color

#C293CB rgb(194, 147, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C293CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 57.6% green and 79.6% blue (194, 147, 203).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#C293CB color codes

HEX	`#C293CB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 147, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 57.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, 27.38, -21.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 35.12, 321.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.46, 36.65, 61.273)`
Decimal	`12751819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C293CB, 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 #C293CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C293CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #C293CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c293cb; }
.text { color: #c293cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c293cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 147 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c293cb, #cb93b8); }

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Questions

What color is #C293CB?: #C293CB 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 #C293CB?: The RGB value is 194, 147, 203: 194 red, 147 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C293CB?: The complementary color is #9CCB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C293CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.