What color is #C388CE?

#C388CE 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 #C388CE?

The RGB value is 195, 136, 206: 195 red, 136 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C388CE?

The complementary color is #93CE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C388CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C388CE color

#C388CE rgb(195, 136, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C388CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 53.3% green and 80.8% blue (195, 136, 206).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#C388CE color codes

HEX	`#C388CE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 136, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 53.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 34.35, -27.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 43.82, 321.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.449, 33.668, 62.643)`
Decimal	`12814542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C388CE, 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 #C388CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C388CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #C388CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c388ce; }
.text { color: #c388ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c388ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 136 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c388ce, #ce88b6); }

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Questions

What color is #C388CE?: #C388CE 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 #C388CE?: The RGB value is 195, 136, 206: 195 red, 136 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C388CE?: The complementary color is #93CE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C388CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.