What color is #C588B8?

#C588B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C588B8?

The RGB value is 197, 136, 184: 197 red, 136 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C588B8?

The complementary color is #88C595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C588B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C588B8 color

#C588B8 rgb(197, 136, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C588B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 53.3% green and 72.2% blue (197, 136, 184).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#C588B8 color codes

HEX	`#C588B8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 136, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 53.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, 30.88, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 34.65, 333.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.481, 32.941, 49.564)`
Decimal	`12945592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C588B8, 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 #C588B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C588B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #C588B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c588b8; }
.text { color: #c588b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c588b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 136 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c588b8, #c5889a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C588B8?: #C588B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C588B8?: The RGB value is 197, 136, 184: 197 red, 136 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C588B8?: The complementary color is #88C595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C588B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.