What color is #D397FD?

#D397FD is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D397FD?

The RGB value is 211, 151, 253: 211 red, 151 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D397FD?

The complementary color is #C1FD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D397FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D397FD color

#D397FD rgb(211, 151, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D397FD is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 59.2% green and 99.2% blue (211, 151, 253).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 96% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#D397FD color codes

HEX	`#D397FD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 151, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 59.2%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 96%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 40%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 40.7, -42.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 58.66, 313.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.657, 43.075, 98.292)`
Decimal	`13867005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D397FD, 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 #D397FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D397FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #D397FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d397fd; }
.text { color: #d397fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d397fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 151 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d397fd, #fd97f4); }

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Questions

What color is #D397FD?: #D397FD is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D397FD?: The RGB value is 211, 151, 253: 211 red, 151 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D397FD?: The complementary color is #C1FD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D397FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.