What color is #C37FC4?

#C37FC4 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 #C37FC4?

The RGB value is 195, 127, 196: 195 red, 127 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C37FC4?

The complementary color is #80C47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C37FC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C37FC4 color

#C37FC4 rgb(195, 127, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C37FC4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 49.8% green and 76.9% blue (195, 127, 196).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#C37FC4 color codes

HEX	`#C37FC4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 127, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 49.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 35%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, 37.33, -25.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 45.07, 325.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.058, 30.768, 56.043)`
Decimal	`12812228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C37FC4, 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 #C37FC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C37FC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #C37FC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c37fc4; }
.text { color: #c37fc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c37fc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 127 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c37fc4, #c47fa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C37FC4?: #C37FC4 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 #C37FC4?: The RGB value is 195, 127, 196: 195 red, 127 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C37FC4?: The complementary color is #80C47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C37FC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.