What color is #D184D7?

#D184D7 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 #D184D7?

The RGB value is 209, 132, 215: 209 red, 132 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D184D7?

The complementary color is #8AD784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D184D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D184D7 color

#D184D7 rgb(209, 132, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D184D7 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 51.8% green and 84.3% blue (209, 132, 215).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 51% 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 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#D184D7 color codes

HEX	`#D184D7`
RGB	`rgb(209, 132, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 51.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 51%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 39%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, 42.6, -30.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 52.41, 324.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.81, 34.966, 68.56)`
Decimal	`13731031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D184D7, 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 #D184D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D184D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #D184D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d184d7; }
.text { color: #d184d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d184d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 132 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d184d7, #d784b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D184D7?: #D184D7 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 #D184D7?: The RGB value is 209, 132, 215: 209 red, 132 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D184D7?: The complementary color is #8AD784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D184D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.