What color is #C38EB9?

#C38EB9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C38EB9?

The RGB value is 195, 142, 185: 195 red, 142 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C38EB9?

The complementary color is #8EC398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38EB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C38EB9 color

#C38EB9 rgb(195, 142, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C38EB9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 55.7% green and 72.5% blue (195, 142, 185).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#C38EB9 color codes

HEX	`#C38EB9`
RGB	`rgb(195, 142, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 55.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, 27.07, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 30.71, 331.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.935, 34.452, 50.383)`
Decimal	`12816057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C38EB9, 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 #C38EB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38EB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #C38EB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38eb9; }
.text { color: #c38eb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38eb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 142 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38eb9, #c38e9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C38EB9?: #C38EB9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C38EB9?: The RGB value is 195, 142, 185: 195 red, 142 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C38EB9?: The complementary color is #8EC398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38EB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.