What color is #D697CF?

#D697CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D697CF?

The RGB value is 214, 151, 207: 214 red, 151 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D697CF?

The complementary color is #97D69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D697CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D697CF color

#D697CF rgb(214, 151, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D697CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 59.2% green and 81.2% blue (214, 151, 207).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#D697CF color codes

HEX	`#D697CF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 151, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 59.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, 32.53, -19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 37.82, 329.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.06, 40.936, 64.284)`
Decimal	`14063567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D697CF, 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 #D697CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D697CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #D697CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d697cf; }
.text { color: #d697cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d697cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 151 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d697cf, #d697af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #D697CF?: #D697CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D697CF?: The RGB value is 214, 151, 207: 214 red, 151 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D697CF?: The complementary color is #97D69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D697CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.