What color is #C398C6?

#C398C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C398C6?

The RGB value is 195, 152, 198: 195 red, 152 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C398C6?

The complementary color is #9BC698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C398C6?

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.

#C398C6 color

#C398C6 rgb(195, 152, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C398C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 59.6% green and 77.6% blue (195, 152, 198).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C398C6 color codes

HEX	`#C398C6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 152, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 59.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, 23.98, -17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 29.7, 323.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.926, 38.137, 58.462)`
Decimal	`12818630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C398C6, 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 #C398C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C398C6 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 #C398C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c398c6; }
.text { color: #c398c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c398c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 152 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c398c6, #c698b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C398C6?: #C398C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C398C6?: The RGB value is 195, 152, 198: 195 red, 152 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C398C6?: The complementary color is #9BC698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C398C6?: 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.