What color is #C487D1?

#C487D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C487D1?

The RGB value is 196, 135, 209: 196 red, 135 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C487D1?

The complementary color is #94D187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C487D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C487D1 color

#C487D1 rgb(196, 135, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C487D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 52.9% green and 82% blue (196, 135, 209).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#C487D1 color codes

HEX	`#C487D1`
RGB	`rgb(196, 135, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 52.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 35.81, -28.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 46, 321.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.936, 33.668, 64.546)`
Decimal	`12879825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C487D1, 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 #C487D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C487D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #C487D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c487d1; }
.text { color: #c487d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c487d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 135 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c487d1, #d187b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C487D1?: #C487D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C487D1?: The RGB value is 196, 135, 209: 196 red, 135 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C487D1?: The complementary color is #94D187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C487D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.