What color is #C47FEF?

#C47FEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C47FEF?

The RGB value is 196, 127, 239: 196 red, 127 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C47FEF?

The complementary color is #AAEF7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C47FEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C47FEF color

#C47FEF rgb(196, 127, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C47FEF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 49.8% green and 93.7% blue (196, 127, 239).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 78% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#C47FEF color codes

HEX	`#C47FEF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 127, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 49.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 78%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 47%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.28, 46.33, -46.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.28, 65.42, 315.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.932, 33.147, 85.623)`
Decimal	`12877807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C47FEF, 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 #C47FEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C47FEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #C47FEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c47fef; }
.text { color: #c47fef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c47fef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 127 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c47fef, #ef7fe2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C47FEF?: #C47FEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C47FEF?: The RGB value is 196, 127, 239: 196 red, 127 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C47FEF?: The complementary color is #AAEF7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C47FEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.