What color is #C38EFF?

#C38EFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C38EFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #C38EFF?

The complementary color is #CAFF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38EFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C38EFF color

#C38EFF rgb(195, 142, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C38EFF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 55.7% green and 100% blue (195, 142, 255).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#C38EFF color codes

HEX	`#C38EFF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 142, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 55.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 44%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.14, 41.54, -48.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.14, 64.15, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.225, 38.168, 99.31)`
Decimal	`12816127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C38EFF, 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 #C38EFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38EFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #C38EFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38eff; }
.text { color: #c38eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38eff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 142 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38eff, #fc8eff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C38EFF?: #C38EFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C38EFF?: The RGB value is 195, 142, 255: 195 red, 142 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C38EFF?: The complementary color is #CAFF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38EFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.