What color is #C33BCD?

#C33BCD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C33BCD?

The RGB value is 195, 59, 205: 195 red, 59 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C33BCD?

The complementary color is #45CD3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C33BCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C33BCD color

#C33BCD rgb(195, 59, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C33BCD is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 23.1% green and 80.4% blue (195, 59, 205).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 59% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Awkward Purple (#D208CC), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#C33BCD color codes

HEX	`#C33BCD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 59, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 23.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 59%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 71%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 71%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 70.53, -48.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 85.51, 325.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.088, 19.14, 59.592)`
Decimal	`12794829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C33BCD, 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 #C33BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C33BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C33BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c33bcd; }
.text { color: #c33bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c33bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 59 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c33bcd, #cd3b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C33BCD?: #C33BCD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C33BCD?: The RGB value is 195, 59, 205: 195 red, 59 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C33BCD?: The complementary color is #45CD3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C33BCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.