What color is #CD83B6?

#CD83B6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD83B6?

The RGB value is 205, 131, 182: 205 red, 131 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD83B6?

The complementary color is #83CD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD83B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD83B6 color

#CD83B6 rgb(205, 131, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD83B6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 51.4% green and 71.4% blue (205, 131, 182).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#CD83B6 color codes

HEX	`#CD83B6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 131, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 51.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 36%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 35.95, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 38.93, 337.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.737, 32.591, 48.339)`
Decimal	`13468598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD83B6, 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 #CD83B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD83B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #CD83B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd83b6; }
.text { color: #cd83b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd83b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 131 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd83b6, #cd8391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CD83B6?: #CD83B6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD83B6?: The RGB value is 205, 131, 182: 205 red, 131 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD83B6?: The complementary color is #83CD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD83B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.