What color is #C480BC?

#C480BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C480BC?

The RGB value is 196, 128, 188: 196 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C480BC?

The complementary color is #80C488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C480BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C480BC color

#C480BC rgb(196, 128, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C480BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 50.2% green and 73.7% blue (196, 128, 188).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#C480BC color codes

HEX	`#C480BC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 128, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 50.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, 35.63, -20.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 41.19, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.561, 30.807, 51.43)`
Decimal	`12878012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C480BC, 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 #C480BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C480BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #C480BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c480bc; }
.text { color: #c480bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c480bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 128 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c480bc, #c4809a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C480BC?: #C480BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C480BC?: The RGB value is 196, 128, 188: 196 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C480BC?: The complementary color is #80C488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C480BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.