What color is #C39DBC?

#C39DBC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39DBC?

The RGB value is 195, 157, 188: 195 red, 157 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39DBC?

The complementary color is #9DC3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39DBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39DBC color

#C39DBC rgb(195, 157, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C39DBC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 61.6% green and 73.7% blue (195, 157, 188).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#C39DBC color codes

HEX	`#C39DBC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 157, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 61.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, 19.34, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 22.07, 331.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.639, 39.348, 52.863)`
Decimal	`12819900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39DBC, 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 #C39DBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39DBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #C39DBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39dbc; }
.text { color: #c39dbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39dbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 157 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39dbc, #c39da9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C39DBC?: #C39DBC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39DBC?: The RGB value is 195, 157, 188: 195 red, 157 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39DBC?: The complementary color is #9DC3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39DBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.