What color is #C491C6?

#C491C6 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 #C491C6?

The RGB value is 196, 145, 198: 196 red, 145 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C491C6?

The complementary color is #93C691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C491C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C491C6 color

#C491C6 rgb(196, 145, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C491C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 56.9% green and 77.6% blue (196, 145, 198).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 32% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#C491C6 color codes

HEX	`#C491C6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 145, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 56.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 32%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 28.18, -19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 34.48, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.082, 36.065, 58.107)`
Decimal	`12882374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C491C6, 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 #C491C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C491C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #C491C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c491c6; }
.text { color: #c491c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c491c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 145 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c491c6, #c691ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C491C6?: #C491C6 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 #C491C6?: The RGB value is 196, 145, 198: 196 red, 145 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C491C6?: The complementary color is #93C691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C491C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.