What color is #C693C0?

#C693C0 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 #C693C0?

The RGB value is 198, 147, 192: 198 red, 147 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C693C0?

The complementary color is #93C699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C693C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C693C0 color

#C693C0 rgb(198, 147, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C693C0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 57.6% green and 75.3% blue (198, 147, 192).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#C693C0 color codes

HEX	`#C693C0`
RGB	`rgb(198, 147, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 57.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, 26.62, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 30.95, 329.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.236, 36.68, 54.661)`
Decimal	`13013952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C693C0, 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 #C693C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C693C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #C693C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c693c0; }
.text { color: #c693c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c693c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 147 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c693c0, #c693a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C693C0?: #C693C0 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 #C693C0?: The RGB value is 198, 147, 192: 198 red, 147 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C693C0?: The complementary color is #93C699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C693C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.