What color is #C39ABB?

#C39ABB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39ABB?

The RGB value is 195, 154, 187: 195 red, 154 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39ABB?

The complementary color is #9AC3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39ABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39ABB color

#C39ABB rgb(195, 154, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C39ABB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60.4% green and 73.3% blue (195, 154, 187).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#C39ABB color codes

HEX	`#C39ABB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 154, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, 20.81, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 23.64, 331.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.03, 38.302, 52.13)`
Decimal	`12819131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39ABB, 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 #C39ABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39ABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #C39ABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39abb; }
.text { color: #c39abb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39abb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 154 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39abb, #c39aa6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C39ABB?: #C39ABB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39ABB?: The RGB value is 195, 154, 187: 195 red, 154 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39ABB?: The complementary color is #9AC3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39ABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.