What color is #C893C5?

#C893C5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C893C5?

The RGB value is 200, 147, 197: 200 red, 147 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C893C5?

The complementary color is #93C896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C893C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C893C5 color

#C893C5 rgb(200, 147, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C893C5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 57.6% green and 77.3% blue (200, 147, 197).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 33% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#C893C5 color codes

HEX	`#C893C5`
RGB	`rgb(200, 147, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 57.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 33%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, 28.22, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 33.47, 327.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.33, 37.179, 57.654)`
Decimal	`13145029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C893C5, 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 #C893C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C893C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #C893C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c893c5; }
.text { color: #c893c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c893c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 147 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c893c5, #c893aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C893C5?: #C893C5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C893C5?: The RGB value is 200, 147, 197: 200 red, 147 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C893C5?: The complementary color is #93C896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C893C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.