What color is #CE71D5?

#CE71D5 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 #CE71D5?

The RGB value is 206, 113, 213: 206 red, 113 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE71D5?

The complementary color is #78D571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE71D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE71D5 color

#CE71D5 rgb(206, 113, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CE71D5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 44.3% green and 83.5% blue (206, 113, 213).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 54% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#CE71D5 color codes

HEX	`#CE71D5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 113, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 44.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 54%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 47%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 47%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 51.19, -36.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 62.64, 324.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.368, 29.738, 66.394)`
Decimal	`13529557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE71D5, 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 #CE71D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE71D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CE71D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce71d5; }
.text { color: #ce71d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce71d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 113 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce71d5, #d571aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CE71D5?: #CE71D5 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 #CE71D5?: The RGB value is 206, 113, 213: 206 red, 113 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE71D5?: The complementary color is #78D571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE71D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.