What color is #C994D0?

#C994D0 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 #C994D0?

The RGB value is 201, 148, 208: 201 red, 148 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C994D0?

The complementary color is #9BD094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C994D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C994D0 color

#C994D0 rgb(201, 148, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C994D0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 58% green and 81.6% blue (201, 148, 208).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#C994D0 color codes

HEX	`#C994D0`
RGB	`rgb(201, 148, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 58%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, 30.1, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 37.88, 322.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.061, 38.153, 64.6)`
Decimal	`13210832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C994D0, 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 #C994D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C994D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #C994D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c994d0; }
.text { color: #c994d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c994d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 148 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c994d0, #d094b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C994D0?: #C994D0 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 #C994D0?: The RGB value is 201, 148, 208: 201 red, 148 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C994D0?: The complementary color is #9BD094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C994D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.