What color is #D68BD9?

#D68BD9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D68BD9?

The RGB value is 214, 139, 217: 214 red, 139 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D68BD9?

The complementary color is #8ED98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D68BD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D68BD9 color

#D68BD9 rgb(214, 139, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D68BD9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 54.5% green and 85.1% blue (214, 139, 217).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 51% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#D68BD9 color codes

HEX	`#D68BD9`
RGB	`rgb(214, 139, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 54.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 51%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 36%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 36%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, 40.81, -28.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 49.66, 325.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.487, 37.773, 70.316)`
Decimal	`14060505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D68BD9, 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 #D68BD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D68BD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #D68BD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d68bd9; }
.text { color: #d68bd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d68bd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 139 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d68bd9, #d98bb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D68BD9?: #D68BD9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D68BD9?: The RGB value is 214, 139, 217: 214 red, 139 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D68BD9?: The complementary color is #8ED98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D68BD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.