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C839CC

#C839CC closest to Awkward Purple

#C839CC is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Awkward Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 22.4% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(200, 57, 204)). Its HSL value is 298° hue, 59% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #C839CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.91:1.

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Variations of #C839CC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C839CC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C839CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C839CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D81C8
  • Protanopia 49% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #156FD0
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7066CE
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D81C8
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #886FCA
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE5180
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CC44AE
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #936E94

#C839CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.27:1 Poor#C839CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.91:1 Good#C839CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C839CC in CSS

/* Awkward Purple */
.color { color: #C839CC; }
.background { background-color: #C839CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C839CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 57 204);
color: hsl(298 59% 51%);
color: oklch(0.612 0.238 326.8);

#C839CC FAQ

What color is #C839CC?

#C839CC is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Awkward Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C839CC?

#C839CC is rgb(200, 57, 204) in RGB, hsl(298, 59%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 72%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C839CC?

The complementary color of #C839CC is #3DCC39, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C839CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C839CC: 4.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C839CC a warm or cool color?

#C839CC is a cool color.