What color is #C58FCD?

#C58FCD 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 #C58FCD?

The RGB value is 197, 143, 205: 197 red, 143 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C58FCD?

The complementary color is #97CD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C58FCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C58FCD color

#C58FCD rgb(197, 143, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C58FCD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 56.1% green and 80.4% blue (197, 143, 205).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#C58FCD color codes

HEX	`#C58FCD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 143, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 56.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 30.96, -23.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 39.12, 322.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.867, 35.924, 62.369)`
Decimal	`12947405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C58FCD, 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 #C58FCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C58FCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #C58FCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c58fcd; }
.text { color: #c58fcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c58fcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 143 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c58fcd, #cd8fb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C58FCD?: #C58FCD 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 #C58FCD?: The RGB value is 197, 143, 205: 197 red, 143 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C58FCD?: The complementary color is #97CD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C58FCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.