What color is #C88BCA?

#C88BCA 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 #C88BCA?

The RGB value is 200, 139, 202: 200 red, 139 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88BCA?

The complementary color is #8DCA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88BCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88BCA color

#C88BCA rgb(200, 139, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C88BCA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 54.5% green and 79.2% blue (200, 139, 202).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#C88BCA color codes

HEX	`#C88BCA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 139, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 54.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, 33.54, -23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 40.84, 325.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.712, 35.01, 60.321)`
Decimal	`13142986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88BCA, 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 #C88BCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88BCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #C88BCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88bca; }
.text { color: #c88bca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88bca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 139 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88bca, #ca8bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C88BCA?: #C88BCA 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 #C88BCA?: The RGB value is 200, 139, 202: 200 red, 139 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88BCA?: The complementary color is #8DCA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88BCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.