What color is #C987B4?

#C987B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C987B4?

The RGB value is 201, 135, 180: 201 red, 135 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C987B4?

The complementary color is #87C99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C987B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C987B4 color

#C987B4 rgb(201, 135, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C987B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 52.9% green and 70.6% blue (201, 135, 180).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#C987B4 color codes

HEX	`#C987B4`
RGB	`rgb(201, 135, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 52.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 32.09, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 34.74, 337.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.989, 33.043, 47.39)`
Decimal	`13207476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C987B4, 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 #C987B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C987B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #C987B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c987b4; }
.text { color: #c987b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c987b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 135 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c987b4, #c98793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C987B4?: #C987B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C987B4?: The RGB value is 201, 135, 180: 201 red, 135 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C987B4?: The complementary color is #87C99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C987B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.