What color is #CD82CE?

#CD82CE 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 #CD82CE?

The RGB value is 205, 130, 206: 205 red, 130 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD82CE?

The complementary color is #83CE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD82CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD82CE color

#CD82CE rgb(205, 130, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CD82CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 51% green and 80.8% blue (205, 130, 206).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 44% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#CD82CE color codes

HEX	`#CD82CE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 130, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 51%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 44%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 37%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.49, 40.74, -27.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.49, 49.12, 326.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.299, 33.402, 62.494)`
Decimal	`13468366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD82CE, 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 #CD82CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD82CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #CD82CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd82ce; }
.text { color: #cd82ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd82ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 130 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd82ce, #ce82a9); }

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Questions

What color is #CD82CE?: #CD82CE 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 #CD82CE?: The RGB value is 205, 130, 206: 205 red, 130 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD82CE?: The complementary color is #83CE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD82CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.