What color is #C380E8?

#C380E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C380E8?

The RGB value is 195, 128, 232: 195 red, 128 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C380E8?

The complementary color is #A5E880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C380E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C380E8 color

#C380E8 rgb(195, 128, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C380E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 50.2% green and 91% blue (195, 128, 232).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 69% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#C380E8 color codes

HEX	`#C380E8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 128, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 50.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 69%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 45%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 45%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 44.03, -42.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 61.32, 315.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.788, 32.868, 80.313)`
Decimal	`12812520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C380E8, 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 #C380E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C380E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #C380E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c380e8; }
.text { color: #c380e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c380e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 128 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c380e8, #e880d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C380E8?: #C380E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C380E8?: The RGB value is 195, 128, 232: 195 red, 128 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C380E8?: The complementary color is #A5E880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C380E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.