What color is #D559ED?

#D559ED is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Baby Girl. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D559ED?

The RGB value is 213, 89, 237: 213 red, 89 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D559ED?

The complementary color is #71ED59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D559ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D559ED color

#D559ED rgb(213, 89, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D559ED is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 34.9% green and 92.9% blue (213, 89, 237).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Baby Girl (#CC55EE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#D559ED color codes

HEX	`#D559ED`
RGB	`rgb(213, 89, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 34.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 80%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 62%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 62%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, 68.62, -52.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 86.56, 322.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.297, 27.408, 82.956)`
Decimal	`13982189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D559ED, 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 #D559ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D559ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #D559ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d559ed; }
.text { color: #d559ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d559ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 89 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d559ed, #ed59bb); }

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Questions

What color is #D559ED?: #D559ED is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Baby Girl. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D559ED?: The RGB value is 213, 89, 237: 213 red, 89 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D559ED?: The complementary color is #71ED59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D559ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.