What color is #C891CC?

#C891CC 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 #C891CC?

The RGB value is 200, 145, 204: 200 red, 145 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C891CC?

The complementary color is #95CC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C891CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C891CC color

#C891CC rgb(200, 145, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C891CC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 56.9% green and 80% blue (200, 145, 204).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#C891CC color codes

HEX	`#C891CC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 145, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 56.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.2, 30.64, -22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.2, 37.85, 324.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.843, 36.891, 61.874)`
Decimal	`13144524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C891CC, 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 #C891CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C891CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #C891CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c891cc; }
.text { color: #c891cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c891cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 145 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c891cc, #cc91b3); }

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Questions

What color is #C891CC?: #C891CC 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 #C891CC?: The RGB value is 200, 145, 204: 200 red, 145 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C891CC?: The complementary color is #95CC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C891CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.