What color is #D17DD1?

#D17DD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17DD1?

The RGB value is 209, 125, 209: 209 red, 125 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17DD1?

The complementary color is #7DD17D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17DD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17DD1 color

#D17DD1 rgb(209, 125, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D17DD1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 49% green and 82% blue (209, 125, 209).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#D17DD1 color codes

HEX	`#D17DD1`
RGB	`rgb(209, 125, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 49%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, 45.17, -29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 54.11, 326.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.136, 32.828, 64.268)`
Decimal	`13729233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17DD1, 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 #D17DD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17DD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #D17DD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17dd1; }
.text { color: #d17dd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17dd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 125 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17dd1, #d17da7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D17DD1?: #D17DD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17DD1?: The RGB value is 209, 125, 209: 209 red, 125 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17DD1?: The complementary color is #7DD17D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17DD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.