What color is #D69CDF?

#D69CDF 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 #D69CDF?

The RGB value is 214, 156, 223: 214 red, 156 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D69CDF?

The complementary color is #A5DF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D69CDF?

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.

#D69CDF color

#D69CDF rgb(214, 156, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D69CDF is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 61.2% green and 87.5% blue (214, 156, 223).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 51% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D69CDF color codes

HEX	`#D69CDF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 156, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 61.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 51%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, 32.82, -25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 41.56, 322.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.938, 43.402, 75.387)`
Decimal	`14064863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D69CDF, 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 #D69CDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D69CDF 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 #D69CDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d69cdf; }
.text { color: #d69cdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d69cdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 156 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d69cdf, #df9cc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D69CDF?: #D69CDF 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 #D69CDF?: The RGB value is 214, 156, 223: 214 red, 156 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D69CDF?: The complementary color is #A5DF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D69CDF?: 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.