What color is #C48CCB?

#C48CCB 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 #C48CCB?

The RGB value is 196, 140, 203: 196 red, 140 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C48CCB?

The complementary color is #93CB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C48CCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C48CCB color

#C48CCB rgb(196, 140, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C48CCB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 54.9% green and 79.6% blue (196, 140, 203).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#C48CCB color codes

HEX	`#C48CCB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 140, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 54.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, 31.89, -24.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 40, 322.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.921, 34.805, 60.945)`
Decimal	`12881099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C48CCB, 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 #C48CCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C48CCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #C48CCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c48ccb; }
.text { color: #c48ccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c48ccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 140 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c48ccb, #cb8cb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C48CCB?: #C48CCB 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 #C48CCB?: The RGB value is 196, 140, 203: 196 red, 140 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C48CCB?: The complementary color is #93CB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C48CCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.