What color is #C84AC8?

#C84AC8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C84AC8?

The RGB value is 200, 74, 200: 200 red, 74 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C84AC8?

The complementary color is #4AC84A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C84AC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C84AC8 color

#C84AC8 rgb(200, 74, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C84AC8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 29% green and 78.4% blue (200, 74, 200).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 53% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#C84AC8 color codes

HEX	`#C84AC8`
RGB	`rgb(200, 74, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 29%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 53%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 63%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 65.23, -41.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 77.31, 327.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.693, 21.349, 56.821)`
Decimal	`13126344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C84AC8, 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 #C84AC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C84AC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #C84AC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c84ac8; }
.text { color: #c84ac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c84ac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 74 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c84ac8, #c84a89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C84AC8?: #C84AC8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C84AC8?: The RGB value is 200, 74, 200: 200 red, 74 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C84AC8?: The complementary color is #4AC84A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C84AC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.