What color is #D687C6?

#D687C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D687C6?

The RGB value is 214, 135, 198: 214 red, 135 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D687C6?

The complementary color is #87D697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D687C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D687C6 color

#D687C6 rgb(214, 135, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D687C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 52.9% green and 77.6% blue (214, 135, 198).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 49% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#D687C6 color codes

HEX	`#D687C6`
RGB	`rgb(214, 135, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 52.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 49%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, 39.52, -20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 44.34, 333.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.588, 35.704, 57.853)`
Decimal	`14059462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D687C6, 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 #D687C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D687C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #D687C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d687c6; }
.text { color: #d687c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d687c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 135 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d687c6, #d6879f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D687C6?: #D687C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D687C6?: The RGB value is 214, 135, 198: 214 red, 135 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D687C6?: The complementary color is #87D697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D687C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.