What color is #C689CF?

#C689CF 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 #C689CF?

The RGB value is 198, 137, 207: 198 red, 137 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C689CF?

The complementary color is #92CF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C689CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C689CF color

#C689CF rgb(198, 137, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C689CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 53.7% green and 81.2% blue (198, 137, 207).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#C689CF color codes

HEX	`#C689CF`
RGB	`rgb(198, 137, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 53.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, 34.95, -26.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 44.07, 322.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.496, 34.403, 63.369)`
Decimal	`13011407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C689CF, 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 #C689CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C689CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #C689CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c689cf; }
.text { color: #c689cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c689cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 137 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c689cf, #cf89b5); }

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Questions

What color is #C689CF?: #C689CF 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 #C689CF?: The RGB value is 198, 137, 207: 198 red, 137 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C689CF?: The complementary color is #92CF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C689CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.