What color is #CD7DDC?

#CD7DDC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD7DDC?

The RGB value is 205, 125, 220: 205 red, 125 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD7DDC?

The complementary color is #8CDC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD7DDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD7DDC color

#CD7DDC rgb(205, 125, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CD7DDC is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 49% green and 86.3% blue (205, 125, 220).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 58% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#CD7DDC color codes

HEX	`#CD7DDC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 125, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 49%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 58%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 43%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 46.05, -36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 58.45, 321.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.427, 32.815, 71.637)`
Decimal	`13467100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD7DDC, 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 #CD7DDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD7DDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #CD7DDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd7ddc; }
.text { color: #cd7ddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7ddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 125 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd7ddc, #dc7dbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CD7DDC?: #CD7DDC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD7DDC?: The RGB value is 205, 125, 220: 205 red, 125 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD7DDC?: The complementary color is #8CDC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD7DDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.