What color is #CD86BF?

#CD86BF 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 #CD86BF?

The RGB value is 205, 134, 191: 205 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD86BF?

The complementary color is #86CD94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD86BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD86BF color

#CD86BF rgb(205, 134, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CD86BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 52.5% green and 74.9% blue (205, 134, 191).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#CD86BF color codes

HEX	`#CD86BF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 134, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 52.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, 35.88, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 40.39, 332.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.106, 33.793, 53.532)`
Decimal	`13469375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD86BF, 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 #CD86BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD86BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #CD86BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd86bf; }
.text { color: #cd86bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd86bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 134 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd86bf, #cd869b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CD86BF?: #CD86BF 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 #CD86BF?: The RGB value is 205, 134, 191: 205 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD86BF?: The complementary color is #86CD94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD86BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.