What color is #C585BD?

#C585BD 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 #C585BD?

The RGB value is 197, 133, 189: 197 red, 133 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C585BD?

The complementary color is #85C58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C585BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C585BD color

#C585BD rgb(197, 133, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C585BD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 52.2% green and 74.1% blue (197, 133, 189).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#C585BD color codes

HEX	`#C585BD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 133, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 52.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, 33.42, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 38.6, 329.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.598, 32.321, 52.234)`
Decimal	`12944829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C585BD, 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 #C585BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C585BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #C585BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c585bd; }
.text { color: #c585bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c585bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 133 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c585bd, #c5859d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C585BD?: #C585BD 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 #C585BD?: The RGB value is 197, 133, 189: 197 red, 133 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C585BD?: The complementary color is #85C58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C585BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.