What color is #C38BC5?

#C38BC5 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 #C38BC5?

The RGB value is 195, 139, 197: 195 red, 139 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C38BC5?

The complementary color is #8DC58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38BC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C38BC5 color

#C38BC5 rgb(195, 139, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C38BC5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 54.5% green and 77.3% blue (195, 139, 197).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#C38BC5 color codes

HEX	`#C38BC5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 139, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 54.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 29%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, 30.96, -21.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 37.78, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.815, 34.1, 57.192)`
Decimal	`12815301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C38BC5, 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 #C38BC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38BC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #C38BC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38bc5; }
.text { color: #c38bc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38bc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 139 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38bc5, #c58baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C38BC5?: #C38BC5 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 #C38BC5?: The RGB value is 195, 139, 197: 195 red, 139 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C38BC5?: The complementary color is #8DC58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38BC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.