What color is #CF93C3?

#CF93C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF93C3?

The RGB value is 207, 147, 195: 207 red, 147 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF93C3?

The complementary color is #93CF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF93C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF93C3 color

#CF93C3 rgb(207, 147, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF93C3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 57.6% green and 76.5% blue (207, 147, 195).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#CF93C3 color codes

HEX	`#CF93C3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 147, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 57.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, 30.21, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 34.09, 332.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.016, 38.075, 56.544)`
Decimal	`13603779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF93C3, 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 #CF93C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF93C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #CF93C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf93c3; }
.text { color: #cf93c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf93c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 147 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf93c3, #cf93a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF93C3?: #CF93C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF93C3?: The RGB value is 207, 147, 195: 207 red, 147 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF93C3?: The complementary color is #93CF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF93C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.