What color is #C348E7?

#C348E7 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C348E7?

The RGB value is 195, 72, 231: 195 red, 72 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C348E7?

The complementary color is #6CE748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C348E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C348E7 color

#C348E7 rgb(195, 72, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C348E7 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 28.2% green and 90.6% blue (195, 72, 231).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 77% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#C348E7 color codes

HEX	`#C348E7`
RGB	`rgb(195, 72, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 28.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 77%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 69%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.04, 70.44, -58.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.04, 91.26, 320.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.245, 22.008, 77.767)`
Decimal	`12798183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C348E7, 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 #C348E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C348E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #C348E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c348e7; }
.text { color: #c348e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c348e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 72 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c348e7, #e748bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C348E7?: #C348E7 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C348E7?: The RGB value is 195, 72, 231: 195 red, 72 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C348E7?: The complementary color is #6CE748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C348E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.