What color is #C88EC3?

#C88EC3 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 #C88EC3?

The RGB value is 200, 142, 195: 200 red, 142 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88EC3?

The complementary color is #8EC893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88EC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88EC3 color

#C88EC3 rgb(200, 142, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C88EC3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 55.7% green and 76.5% blue (200, 142, 195).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#C88EC3 color codes

HEX	`#C88EC3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 142, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 55.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, 30.59, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 35.87, 328.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.342, 35.567, 56.201)`
Decimal	`13143747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88EC3, 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 #C88EC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88EC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #C88EC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88ec3; }
.text { color: #c88ec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88ec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 142 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88ec3, #c88ea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C88EC3?: #C88EC3 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 #C88EC3?: The RGB value is 200, 142, 195: 200 red, 142 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88EC3?: The complementary color is #8EC893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88EC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.