What color is #CD46AF?

#CD46AF 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 #CD46AF?

The RGB value is 205, 70, 175: 205 red, 70 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD46AF?

The complementary color is #46CD64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD46AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD46AF color

#CD46AF rgb(205, 70, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CD46AF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 27.5% green and 68.6% blue (205, 70, 175).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 15% 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 5.09:1).

#CD46AF color codes

HEX	`#CD46AF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 70, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 27.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.35, 64.13, -28.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.35, 70.17, 336.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.105, 20.458, 42.649)`
Decimal	`13452975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD46AF, 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 #CD46AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD46AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #CD46AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd46af; }
.text { color: #cd46af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd46af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 70 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd46af, #cd466b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #CD46AF?: #CD46AF 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 #CD46AF?: The RGB value is 205, 70, 175: 205 red, 70 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD46AF?: The complementary color is #46CD64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD46AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.