What color is #C483B7?

#C483B7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C483B7?

The RGB value is 196, 131, 183: 196 red, 131 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C483B7?

The complementary color is #83C490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C483B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C483B7 color

#C483B7 rgb(196, 131, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C483B7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 51.4% green and 71.8% blue (196, 131, 183).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#C483B7 color codes

HEX	`#C483B7`
RGB	`rgb(196, 131, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 51.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, 33.1, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 37.25, 332.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.428, 31.389, 48.772)`
Decimal	`12878775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C483B7, 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 #C483B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C483B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #C483B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c483b7; }
.text { color: #c483b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c483b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 131 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c483b7, #c48396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C483B7?: #C483B7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C483B7?: The RGB value is 196, 131, 183: 196 red, 131 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C483B7?: The complementary color is #83C490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C483B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.