What color is #C698D3?

#C698D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C698D3?

The RGB value is 198, 152, 211: 198 red, 152 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C698D3?

The complementary color is #A5D398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C698D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C698D3 color

#C698D3 rgb(198, 152, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C698D3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 59.6% green and 82.7% blue (198, 152, 211).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#C698D3 color codes

HEX	`#C698D3`
RGB	`rgb(198, 152, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 59.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, 27.51, -23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 36.22, 319.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.273, 39.166, 66.738)`
Decimal	`13015251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C698D3, 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 #C698D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C698D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #C698D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c698d3; }
.text { color: #c698d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c698d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 152 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c698d3, #d398c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C698D3?: #C698D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C698D3?: The RGB value is 198, 152, 211: 198 red, 152 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C698D3?: The complementary color is #A5D398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C698D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.