What color is #D057C2?

#D057C2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D057C2?

The RGB value is 208, 87, 194: 208 red, 87 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D057C2?

The complementary color is #57D065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D057C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D057C2 color

#D057C2 rgb(208, 87, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D057C2 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 34.1% green and 76.1% blue (208, 87, 194).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 56% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Barbiecore (#E15ACB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#D057C2 color codes

HEX	`#D057C2`
RGB	`rgb(208, 87, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 34.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 56%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 58%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, 60.79, -33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 69.38, 331.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.158, 24.124, 53.622)`
Decimal	`13653954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D057C2, 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 #D057C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D057C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D057C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d057c2; }
.text { color: #d057c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d057c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 87 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d057c2, #d05785); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D057C2?: #D057C2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D057C2?: The RGB value is 208, 87, 194: 208 red, 87 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D057C2?: The complementary color is #57D065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D057C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.