What color is #CC86BD?

#CC86BD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC86BD?

The RGB value is 204, 134, 189: 204 red, 134 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC86BD?

The complementary color is #86CC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC86BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC86BD color

#CC86BD rgb(204, 134, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC86BD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 52.5% green and 74.1% blue (204, 134, 189).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#CC86BD color codes

HEX	`#CC86BD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 134, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 52.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, 35.2, -17.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 39.4, 333.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.612, 33.564, 52.368)`
Decimal	`13403837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC86BD, 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 #CC86BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC86BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #CC86BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc86bd; }
.text { color: #cc86bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc86bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 134 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc86bd, #cc869a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CC86BD?: #CC86BD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC86BD?: The RGB value is 204, 134, 189: 204 red, 134 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC86BD?: The complementary color is #86CC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC86BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.