What color is #C700D2?

#C700D2 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C700D2?

The RGB value is 199, 0, 210: 199 red, 0 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C700D2?

The complementary color is #0BD200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C700D2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C700D2 color

#C700D2 rgb(199, 0, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C700D2 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 0% green and 82.4% blue (199, 0, 210).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Awkward Purple (#D208CC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#C700D2 color codes

HEX	`#C700D2`
RGB	`rgb(199, 0, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 0%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 100%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 100%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48, 83.13, -55.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48, 100.08, 326.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.185, 16.798, 62.349)`
Decimal	`13041874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C700D2, 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 #C700D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C700D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #C700D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c700d2; }
.text { color: #c700d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c700d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 0 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c700d2, #d20074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Purple.

Questions

What color is #C700D2?: #C700D2 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C700D2?: The RGB value is 199, 0, 210: 199 red, 0 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C700D2?: The complementary color is #0BD200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C700D2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.