What color is #CF72DC?

#CF72DC 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 #CF72DC?

The RGB value is 207, 114, 220: 207 red, 114 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF72DC?

The complementary color is #7FDC72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF72DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF72DC color

#CF72DC rgb(207, 114, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF72DC is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 44.7% green and 86.3% blue (207, 114, 220).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 60% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#CF72DC color codes

HEX	`#CF72DC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 114, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 44.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 60%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 48%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 48%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 52.28, -39.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 65.24, 323.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.666, 30.469, 71.225)`
Decimal	`13595356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF72DC, 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 #CF72DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF72DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #CF72DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf72dc; }
.text { color: #cf72dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf72dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 114 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf72dc, #dc72b4); }

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Questions

What color is #CF72DC?: #CF72DC 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 #CF72DC?: The RGB value is 207, 114, 220: 207 red, 114 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF72DC?: The complementary color is #7FDC72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF72DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.