What color is #CF97D3?

#CF97D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF97D3?

The RGB value is 207, 151, 211: 207 red, 151 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF97D3?

The complementary color is #9BD397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF97D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF97D3 color

#CF97D3 rgb(207, 151, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CF97D3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 59.2% green and 82.7% blue (207, 151, 211).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Horizon (#D39ED2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#CF97D3 color codes

HEX	`#CF97D3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 151, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 59.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.54, 30.98, -22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.54, 38.26, 324.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.555, 40.103, 66.798)`
Decimal	`13604819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF97D3, 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 #CF97D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF97D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #CF97D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf97d3; }
.text { color: #cf97d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf97d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 151 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf97d3, #d397b9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CF97D3?: #CF97D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF97D3?: The RGB value is 207, 151, 211: 207 red, 151 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF97D3?: The complementary color is #9BD397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF97D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.