What color is #C889D0?

#C889D0 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 #C889D0?

The RGB value is 200, 137, 208: 200 red, 137 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C889D0?

The complementary color is #91D089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C889D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C889D0 color

#C889D0 rgb(200, 137, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C889D0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 53.7% green and 81.6% blue (200, 137, 208).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#C889D0 color codes

HEX	`#C889D0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 137, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 53.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 35.78, -26.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 44.82, 322.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.149, 34.726, 64.039)`
Decimal	`13142480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C889D0, 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 #C889D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C889D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #C889D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c889d0; }
.text { color: #c889d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c889d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 137 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c889d0, #d089b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C889D0?: #C889D0 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 #C889D0?: The RGB value is 200, 137, 208: 200 red, 137 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C889D0?: The complementary color is #91D089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C889D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.