What color is #C780C1?

#C780C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C780C1?

The RGB value is 199, 128, 193: 199 red, 128 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C780C1?

The complementary color is #80C786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C780C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C780C1 color

#C780C1 rgb(199, 128, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C780C1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 50.2% green and 75.7% blue (199, 128, 193).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#C780C1 color codes

HEX	`#C780C1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 128, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 50.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 37.51, -22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 43.83, 328.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.897, 31.433, 54.355)`
Decimal	`13074625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C780C1, 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 #C780C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C780C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #C780C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c780c1; }
.text { color: #c780c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c780c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 128 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c780c1, #c7809e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C780C1?: #C780C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C780C1?: The RGB value is 199, 128, 193: 199 red, 128 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C780C1?: The complementary color is #80C786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C780C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.