What color is #CD8BCF?

#CD8BCF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD8BCF?

The RGB value is 205, 139, 207: 205 red, 139 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD8BCF?

The complementary color is #8DCF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD8BCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD8BCF color

#CD8BCF rgb(205, 139, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CD8BCF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 54.5% green and 81.2% blue (205, 139, 207).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 41% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#CD8BCF color codes

HEX	`#CD8BCF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 139, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 54.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 41%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 33%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 36.1, -24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 43.87, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.671, 35.951, 63.553)`
Decimal	`13470671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD8BCF, 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 #CD8BCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD8BCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #CD8BCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd8bcf; }
.text { color: #cd8bcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8bcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 139 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd8bcf, #cf8baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #CD8BCF?: #CD8BCF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD8BCF?: The RGB value is 205, 139, 207: 205 red, 139 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD8BCF?: The complementary color is #8DCF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD8BCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.