What color is #CF38C4?

#CF38C4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF38C4?

The RGB value is 207, 56, 196: 207 red, 56 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF38C4?

The complementary color is #38CF43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF38C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF38C4 color

#CF38C4 rgb(207, 56, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF38C4 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 22% green and 76.9% blue (207, 56, 196).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 61% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Awkward Purple (#D208CC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#CF38C4 color codes

HEX	`#CF38C4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 56, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 22%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 61%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 73%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 72.64, -41.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 83.57, 330.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.11, 20.082, 54.136)`
Decimal	`13580484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF38C4, 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 #CF38C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CF38C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #CF38C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf38c4; }
.text { color: #cf38c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf38c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 56 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf38c4, #cf3879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CF38C4?: #CF38C4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Awkward Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF38C4?: The RGB value is 207, 56, 196: 207 red, 56 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF38C4?: The complementary color is #38CF43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF38C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.