What color is #C43CDC?

#C43CDC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C43CDC?

The RGB value is 196, 60, 220: 196 red, 60 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C43CDC?

The complementary color is #54DC3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C43CDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C43CDC color

#C43CDC rgb(196, 60, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C43CDC is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 23.5% green and 86.3% blue (196, 60, 220).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 70% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#C43CDC color codes

HEX	`#C43CDC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 60, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 23.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 70%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 73%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 73%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, 72.99, -55.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 91.44, 322.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.298, 20.137, 69.618)`
Decimal	`12860636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C43CDC, 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 #C43CDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C43CDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C43CDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c43cdc; }
.text { color: #c43cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c43cdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 60 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c43cdc, #dc3ca4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C43CDC?: #C43CDC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C43CDC?: The RGB value is 196, 60, 220: 196 red, 60 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C43CDC?: The complementary color is #54DC3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C43CDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.