What color is #D59ED5?

#D59ED5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D59ED5?

The RGB value is 213, 158, 213: 213 red, 158 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D59ED5?

The complementary color is #9ED59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D59ED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D59ED5 color

#D59ED5 rgb(213, 158, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D59ED5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 62% green and 83.5% blue (213, 158, 213).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 40% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Horizon (#D39ED2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#D59ED5 color codes

HEX	`#D59ED5`
RGB	`rgb(213, 158, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 62%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 40%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, 29.51, -20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 35.66, 325.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.676, 43.406, 68.594)`
Decimal	`13999829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D59ED5, 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 #D59ED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D59ED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #D59ED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d59ed5; }
.text { color: #d59ed5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d59ed5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 158 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d59ed5, #d59eba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D59ED5?: #D59ED5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D59ED5?: The RGB value is 213, 158, 213: 213 red, 158 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D59ED5?: The complementary color is #9ED59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D59ED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.