What color is #CC46B1?

#CC46B1 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 #CC46B1?

The RGB value is 204, 70, 177: 204 red, 70 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC46B1?

The complementary color is #46CC61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC46B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC46B1 color

#CC46B1 rgb(204, 70, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC46B1 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 27.5% green and 69.4% blue (204, 70, 177).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Loudicious Pink (#D92FB4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#CC46B1 color codes

HEX	`#CC46B1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 70, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 27.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, 64.16, -29.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 70.74, 335.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.028, 20.395, 43.678)`
Decimal	`13387441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC46B1, 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 #CC46B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC46B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #CC46B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc46b1; }
.text { color: #cc46b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc46b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 70 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc46b1, #cc466e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #CC46B1?: #CC46B1 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 #CC46B1?: The RGB value is 204, 70, 177: 204 red, 70 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC46B1?: The complementary color is #46CC61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC46B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.