What color is #CC83D1?

#CC83D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC83D1?

The RGB value is 204, 131, 209: 204 red, 131 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC83D1?

The complementary color is #88D183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC83D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC83D1 color

#CC83D1 rgb(204, 131, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC83D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 51.4% green and 82% blue (204, 131, 209).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#CC83D1 color codes

HEX	`#CC83D1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 131, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 51.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 37%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 40.46, -28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 49.66, 324.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.526, 33.675, 64.464)`
Decimal	`13403089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC83D1, 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 #CC83D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC83D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	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 #CC83D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc83d1; }
.text { color: #cc83d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc83d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 131 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc83d1, #d183af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CC83D1?: #CC83D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC83D1?: The RGB value is 204, 131, 209: 204 red, 131 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC83D1?: The complementary color is #88D183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC83D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.