What color is #C787BE?

#C787BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C787BE?

The RGB value is 199, 135, 190: 199 red, 135 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C787BE?

The complementary color is #87C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C787BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C787BE color

#C787BE rgb(199, 135, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C787BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 52.9% green and 74.5% blue (199, 135, 190).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#C787BE color codes

HEX	`#C787BE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 135, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 52.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 33.17, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 38.12, 330.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.511, 33.189, 52.925)`
Decimal	`13076414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C787BE, 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 #C787BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C787BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #C787BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c787be; }
.text { color: #c787be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c787be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 135 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c787be, #c7879e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C787BE?: #C787BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C787BE?: The RGB value is 199, 135, 190: 199 red, 135 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C787BE?: The complementary color is #87C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C787BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.