What color is #C896C8?

#C896C8 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 #C896C8?

The RGB value is 200, 150, 200: 200 red, 150 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C896C8?

The complementary color is #96C896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C896C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C896C8 color

#C896C8 rgb(200, 150, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C896C8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 58.8% green and 78.4% blue (200, 150, 200).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#C896C8 color codes

HEX	`#C896C8`
RGB	`rgb(200, 150, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 58.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 27.14, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 32.81, 325.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.15, 38.263, 59.64)`
Decimal	`13145800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C896C8, 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 #C896C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C896C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #C896C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c896c8; }
.text { color: #c896c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c896c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 150 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c896c8, #c896af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C896C8?: #C896C8 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 #C896C8?: The RGB value is 200, 150, 200: 200 red, 150 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C896C8?: The complementary color is #96C896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C896C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.