What color is #CD7BBD?

#CD7BBD 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 #CD7BBD?

The RGB value is 205, 123, 189: 205 red, 123 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD7BBD?

The complementary color is #7BCD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD7BBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD7BBD color

#CD7BBD rgb(205, 123, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CD7BBD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 48.2% green and 74.1% blue (205, 123, 189).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#CD7BBD color codes

HEX	`#CD7BBD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 123, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 48.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 41.41, -21.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 46.49, 332.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.445, 30.821, 51.9)`
Decimal	`13466557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD7BBD, 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 #CD7BBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD7BBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #CD7BBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd7bbd; }
.text { color: #cd7bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7bbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 123 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd7bbd, #cd7b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CD7BBD?: #CD7BBD 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 #CD7BBD?: The RGB value is 205, 123, 189: 205 red, 123 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD7BBD?: The complementary color is #7BCD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD7BBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.