What color is #D593D9?

#D593D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D593D9?

The RGB value is 213, 147, 217: 213 red, 147 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D593D9?

The complementary color is #97D993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D593D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D593D9 color

#D593D9 rgb(213, 147, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D593D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 57.6% green and 85.1% blue (213, 147, 217).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#D593D9 color codes

HEX	`#D593D9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 147, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 57.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, 36.21, -25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 44.46, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.397, 40.025, 70.703)`
Decimal	`13997017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D593D9, 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 #D593D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D593D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #D593D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d593d9; }
.text { color: #d593d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d593d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 147 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d593d9, #d993ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D593D9?: #D593D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D593D9?: The RGB value is 213, 147, 217: 213 red, 147 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D593D9?: The complementary color is #97D993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D593D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.