What color is #CF75E7?

#CF75E7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF75E7?

The RGB value is 207, 117, 231: 207 red, 117 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF75E7?

The complementary color is #8DE775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF75E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF75E7 color

#CF75E7 rgb(207, 117, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF75E7 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 45.9% green and 90.6% blue (207, 117, 231).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 70% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#CF75E7 color codes

HEX	`#CF75E7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 117, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 45.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 70%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 49%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, 52.89, -43.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 68.46, 320.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.515, 31.759, 79.266)`
Decimal	`13596135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF75E7, 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 #CF75E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF75E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #CF75E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf75e7; }
.text { color: #cf75e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf75e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 117 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf75e7, #e775c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CF75E7?: #CF75E7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF75E7?: The RGB value is 207, 117, 231: 207 red, 117 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF75E7?: The complementary color is #8DE775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF75E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.