What color is #CF83D6?

#CF83D6 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 #CF83D6?

The RGB value is 207, 131, 214: 207 red, 131 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF83D6?

The complementary color is #8AD683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF83D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF83D6 color

#CF83D6 rgb(207, 131, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF83D6 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 51.4% green and 83.9% blue (207, 131, 214).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 50% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#CF83D6 color codes

HEX	`#CF83D6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 131, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 51.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 50%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 39%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 42.33, -30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 52.31, 324.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.985, 34.355, 67.814)`
Decimal	`13599702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF83D6, 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 #CF83D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF83D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #CF83D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf83d6; }
.text { color: #cf83d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf83d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 131 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf83d6, #d683b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CF83D6?: #CF83D6 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 #CF83D6?: The RGB value is 207, 131, 214: 207 red, 131 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF83D6?: The complementary color is #8AD683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF83D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.