What color is #D27ED9?

#D27ED9 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 #D27ED9?

The RGB value is 210, 126, 217: 210 red, 126 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D27ED9?

The complementary color is #85D97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D27ED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D27ED9 color

#D27ED9 rgb(210, 126, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D27ED9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 49.4% green and 85.1% blue (210, 126, 217).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 54% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 7.73:1).

#D27ED9 color codes

HEX	`#D27ED9`
RGB	`rgb(210, 126, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 49.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 54%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, 46.43, -33.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 57.11, 324.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.562, 33.635, 69.672)`
Decimal	`13795033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D27ED9, 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 #D27ED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D27ED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #D27ED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d27ed9; }
.text { color: #d27ed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d27ed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 126 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d27ed9, #d97eb2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D27ED9?: #D27ED9 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 #D27ED9?: The RGB value is 210, 126, 217: 210 red, 126 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D27ED9?: The complementary color is #85D97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D27ED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.