What color is #C298CC?

#C298CC 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 #C298CC?

The RGB value is 194, 152, 204: 194 red, 152 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C298CC?

The complementary color is #A2CC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C298CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C298CC color

#C298CC rgb(194, 152, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C298CC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 59.6% green and 80% blue (194, 152, 204).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#C298CC color codes

HEX	`#C298CC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 152, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 59.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, 24.82, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 32.31, 320.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.374, 38.286, 62.167)`
Decimal	`12753100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C298CC, 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 #C298CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C298CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #C298CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c298cc; }
.text { color: #c298cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c298cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 152 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c298cc, #cc98bc); }

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Questions

What color is #C298CC?: #C298CC 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 #C298CC?: The RGB value is 194, 152, 204: 194 red, 152 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C298CC?: The complementary color is #A2CC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C298CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.