What color is #C374C6?

#C374C6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C374C6?

The RGB value is 195, 116, 198: 195 red, 116 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C374C6?

The complementary color is #77C674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C374C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C374C6 color

#C374C6 rgb(195, 116, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C374C6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 45.5% green and 77.6% blue (195, 116, 198).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 42% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#C374C6 color codes

HEX	`#C374C6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 116, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 45.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 42%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 41%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.04, 43.59, -29.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.04, 52.86, 325.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.943, 28.172, 56.802)`
Decimal	`12809414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C374C6, 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 #C374C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C374C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #C374C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c374c6; }
.text { color: #c374c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c374c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 116 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c374c6, #c674a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C374C6?: #C374C6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C374C6?: The RGB value is 195, 116, 198: 195 red, 116 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C374C6?: The complementary color is #77C674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C374C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.