What color is #C870D5?

#C870D5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C870D5?

The RGB value is 200, 112, 213: 200 red, 112 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C870D5?

The complementary color is #7DD570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C870D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C870D5 color

#C870D5 rgb(200, 112, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C870D5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 43.9% green and 83.5% blue (200, 112, 213).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 55% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#C870D5 color codes

HEX	`#C870D5`
RGB	`rgb(200, 112, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 43.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 55%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 47%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 47%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 49.98, -37.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 62.56, 323.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.623, 28.674, 66.28)`
Decimal	`13136085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C870D5, 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 #C870D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C870D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	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 #C870D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c870d5; }
.text { color: #c870d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c870d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 112 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c870d5, #d570b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C870D5?: #C870D5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C870D5?: The RGB value is 200, 112, 213: 200 red, 112 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C870D5?: The complementary color is #7DD570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C870D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.