What color is #CB60D4?

#CB60D4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB60D4?

The RGB value is 203, 96, 212: 203 red, 96 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB60D4?

The complementary color is #69D460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB60D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB60D4 color

#CB60D4 rgb(203, 96, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CB60D4 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 37.6% green and 83.1% blue (203, 96, 212).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 57% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#CB60D4 color codes

HEX	`#CB60D4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 96, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 37.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 57%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 55%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 55%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, 58.47, -41.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 71.5, 324.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.694, 25.818, 65.114)`
Decimal	`13328596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB60D4, 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 #CB60D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB60D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #CB60D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb60d4; }
.text { color: #cb60d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb60d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 96 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb60d4, #d460a3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CB60D4?: #CB60D4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB60D4?: The RGB value is 203, 96, 212: 203 red, 96 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB60D4?: The complementary color is #69D460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB60D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.