What color is #C87DEF?

#C87DEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C87DEF?

The RGB value is 200, 125, 239: 200 red, 125 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C87DEF?

The complementary color is #A4EF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C87DEF?

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.

#C87DEF color

#C87DEF rgb(200, 125, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C87DEF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 49% green and 93.7% blue (200, 125, 239).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 78% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C87DEF color codes

HEX	`#C87DEF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 125, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 49%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 78%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 48%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 48%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 48.48, -46.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 66.91, 316.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.73, 33.18, 85.587)`
Decimal	`13139439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C87DEF, 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 #C87DEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C87DEF 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 #C87DEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c87def; }
.text { color: #c87def; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c87def; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 125 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c87def, #ef7ddd); }

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Questions

What color is #C87DEF?: #C87DEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C87DEF?: The RGB value is 200, 125, 239: 200 red, 125 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C87DEF?: The complementary color is #A4EF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C87DEF?: 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.