#C287C6 closest to Violaceous
#C287C6 is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 52.9% green and 77.6% blue (rgb(194, 135, 198)). Its HSL value is 296° hue, 36% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #C287C6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.57:1.
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Variations of #C287C6
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#C287C6 color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#C287C6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #C287C6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #909EC4
- Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8297C8
- Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9694C7
- Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #909EC4
- Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A197C5
- Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C58D9E
- Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C48AB5
- Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
- Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A696A7
#C287C6 contrast checker
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Colors similar to #C287C6
Palettes with #C287C6
- 0036466A362C647C430097B7BA87C8ABCD76Nordic Noir to Fiddle-Leaf Fig
- 00435D874B00BB87C1ACE6C2Maniac Mansion to Glaucous Green
- 1434204B4A867E6823C584BDA4BEFFFFE9F5Pitch-Black Forests to Fairy Dust
- 00675CC78AC1FCCBCD00976E3E2242Peacock Pride to Purple Void
- 504271C18ECD072448644EC5B9CFFFHaunted Candelabra to Night Snow
- 7BDAE7C48ECACE73717848862C4929Cold Blue to Forestry
#C287C6 in CSS
/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #C287C6; }
.background { background-color: #C287C6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C287C6; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 135 198);
color: hsl(296 36% 65%);
color: oklch(0.703 0.111 324.5);#C287C6 FAQ
What color is #C287C6?
#C287C6 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #C287C6?
#C287C6 is rgb(194, 135, 198) in RGB, hsl(296, 36%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #C287C6?
The complementary color of #C287C6 is #8BC687, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #C287C6?
Black text has the best contrast on #C287C6: 7.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #C287C6 a warm or cool color?
#C287C6 is a cool color.