What color is #C768FF?

#C768FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C768FF?

The RGB value is 199, 104, 255: 199 red, 104 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C768FF?

The complementary color is #A0FF68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C768FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C768FF color

#C768FF rgb(199, 104, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C768FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 40.8% green and 100% blue (199, 104, 255).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#C768FF color codes

HEX	`#C768FF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 104, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 40.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 59%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 62.17, -60.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 86.52, 315.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.55, 29.264, 97.785)`
Decimal	`13068543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C768FF, 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 #C768FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C768FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #C768FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c768ff; }
.text { color: #c768ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c768ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 104 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c768ff, #ff68ec); }

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Questions

What color is #C768FF?: #C768FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C768FF?: The RGB value is 199, 104, 255: 199 red, 104 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C768FF?: The complementary color is #A0FF68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C768FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.