Close to Plum
#C282BE
#C282BE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 76.1% red, 51% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 304°, with 34% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C282BE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.90:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.23:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.90:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.23:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C282BE as they’d see it.
#C282BE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #C282BE
What color is #C282BE?
#C282BE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 76.1% red, 51% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 304°, with 34% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C282BE in RGB?
#C282BE is rgb(194, 130, 190): 194 red, 130 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C282BE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 2, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C282BE?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #C282BE?
Its complement #67A66C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.