What color is #C696C1?

#C696C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C696C1?

The RGB value is 198, 150, 193: 198 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C696C1?

The complementary color is #96C69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C696C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C696C1 color

#C696C1 rgb(198, 150, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C696C1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58.8% green and 75.7% blue (198, 150, 193).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#C696C1 color codes

HEX	`#C696C1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 150, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, 25.15, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 29.4, 328.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.82, 37.67, 55.404)`
Decimal	`13014721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C696C1, 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 #C696C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C696C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #C696C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c696c1; }
.text { color: #c696c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c696c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 150 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c696c1, #c696a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C696C1?: #C696C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C696C1?: The RGB value is 198, 150, 193: 198 red, 150 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C696C1?: The complementary color is #96C69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C696C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.