What color is #C634D1?

#C634D1 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C634D1?

The RGB value is 198, 52, 209: 198 red, 52 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C634D1?

The complementary color is #3FD134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C634D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C634D1 color

#C634D1 rgb(198, 52, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C634D1 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 20.4% green and 82% blue (198, 52, 209).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 63% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Awkward Purple (#D208CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#C634D1 color codes

HEX	`#C634D1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 52, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 20.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 63%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 75%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 75%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 74.06, -50.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 89.77, 325.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.024, 19.068, 62.092)`
Decimal	`12989649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C634D1, 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 #C634D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C634D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C634D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c634d1; }
.text { color: #c634d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c634d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 52 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c634d1, #d1348d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C634D1?: #C634D1 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C634D1?: The RGB value is 198, 52, 209: 198 red, 52 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C634D1?: The complementary color is #3FD134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C634D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.