What color is #CB41AF?

#CB41AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Loudicious Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB41AF?

The RGB value is 203, 65, 175: 203 red, 65 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB41AF?

The complementary color is #41CB5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB41AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB41AF color

#CB41AF rgb(203, 65, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CB41AF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 25.5% green and 68.6% blue (203, 65, 175).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 57% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Loudicious Pink (#D92FB4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#CB41AF color codes

HEX	`#CB41AF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 65, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 25.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 57%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 68%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, 65.51, -30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 72.08, 335.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.257, 19.575, 42.523)`
Decimal	`13320623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB41AF, 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 #CB41AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB41AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #CB41AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb41af; }
.text { color: #cb41af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb41af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 65 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb41af, #cb416a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #CB41AF?: #CB41AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Loudicious Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB41AF?: The RGB value is 203, 65, 175: 203 red, 65 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB41AF?: The complementary color is #41CB5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB41AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.