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#C38CCF Color

#C38CCF is rgb(195, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(289, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C38CCF
HEX#C38CCF
RGBrgb(195, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(289, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(289, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.112 320.3)
LABlab(65.53% 30.04 -26.22)
LCHlch(65.53% 39.87 318.88)

What #C38CCF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C38CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.63Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.71Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.99Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.5Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.19Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C38CCF Channel Values

How #C38CCF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 195 · G 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C38CCF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C38CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C38CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C38CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C38CCF
Complementary
#98CF8C
Analogous
#A18CCF
Analogous
#CF8CBA
Triadic
#CFC38C
Triadic
#8CCFC3
Split comp.
#BACF8C
Split comp.
#8CCFA1

Tints & Shades of #C38CCF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CA9AD5
#D4ACDC
#DBBBE2
#E3C9E8
#EAD7EE
#F4E9F6

Shades

#B26CC1
#A14BB4
#843E93
#642F6F
#47214F
#2A142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C38CCF.

How #C38CCF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C38CCF
Protanopia#9797CF
Protanomaly#AB93CF
Deuteranopia#A1A1CE
Deuteranomaly#B099CE
Tritanopia#BB9797
Tritanomaly#BF93B0
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C38CCF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c38ccf: #C38CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C38CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c38ccf': '#C38CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_c38ccf">#C38CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#C38CCF"

More Purple Colors

#C38CCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C38CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C38CCF?

#C38CCF is a light purple — rgb(195, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(289, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #C38CCF?

#C38CCF is rgb(195, 140, 207) — red 195, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C38CCF?

#C38CCF converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C38CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C38CCF scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C38CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C38CCF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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