What color is #C70097?

#C70097 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C70097?

The RGB value is 199, 0, 151: 199 red, 0 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C70097?

The complementary color is #00C730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C70097?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C70097 color

#C70097 rgb(199, 0, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C70097 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 0% green and 59.2% blue (199, 0, 151).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 100% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Jealous Jellyfish (#BB0099), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#C70097 color codes

HEX	`#C70097`
RGB	`rgb(199, 0, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 0%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 100%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 100%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 75.2, -26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 79.6, 340.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.14, 14.38, 30.513)`
Decimal	`13041815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C70097, 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 #C70097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C70097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	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 #C70097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c70097; }
.text { color: #c70097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c70097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 0 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c70097, #c70034); }

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Questions

What color is #C70097?: #C70097 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C70097?: The RGB value is 199, 0, 151: 199 red, 0 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C70097?: The complementary color is #00C730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C70097?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.