What color is #C990CE?

#C990CE 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 #C990CE?

The RGB value is 201, 144, 206: 201 red, 144 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C990CE?

The complementary color is #95CE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C990CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C990CE color

#C990CE rgb(201, 144, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C990CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 56.5% green and 80.8% blue (201, 144, 206).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#C990CE color codes

HEX	`#C990CE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 144, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 56.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.14, 31.9, -23.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.14, 39.56, 323.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.2, 36.822, 63.107)`
Decimal	`13209806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C990CE, 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 #C990CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C990CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #C990CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c990ce; }
.text { color: #c990ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c990ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 144 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c990ce, #ce90b4); }

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Questions

What color is #C990CE?: #C990CE 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 #C990CE?: The RGB value is 201, 144, 206: 201 red, 144 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C990CE?: The complementary color is #95CE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C990CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.