What color is #C78BC1?

#C78BC1 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 #C78BC1?

The RGB value is 199, 139, 193: 199 red, 139 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C78BC1?

The complementary color is #8BC791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C78BC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C78BC1 color

#C78BC1 rgb(199, 139, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C78BC1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 54.5% green and 75.7% blue (199, 139, 193).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#C78BC1 color codes

HEX	`#C78BC1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 139, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 54.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, 31.53, -18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 36.78, 329.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.411, 34.459, 54.859)`
Decimal	`13077441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C78BC1, 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 #C78BC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C78BC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #C78BC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c78bc1; }
.text { color: #c78bc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c78bc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 139 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c78bc1, #c78ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C78BC1?: #C78BC1 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 #C78BC1?: The RGB value is 199, 139, 193: 199 red, 139 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C78BC1?: The complementary color is #8BC791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C78BC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.