What color is #D721F3?

#D721F3 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D721F3?

The RGB value is 215, 33, 243: 215 red, 33 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D721F3?

The complementary color is #3DF321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D721F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D721F3 color

#D721F3 rgb(215, 33, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D721F3 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 12.9% green and 95.3% blue (215, 33, 243).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 90% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Piercing Pink (#DD00EE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#D721F3 color codes

HEX	`#D721F3`
RGB	`rgb(215, 33, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 12.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 90%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 86%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 86%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.04, 87.08, -64.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.04, 108.42, 323.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.744, 22.008, 86.668)`
Decimal	`14098931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D721F3, 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 #D721F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D721F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D721F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d721f3; }
.text { color: #d721f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d721f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 33 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d721f3, #f321a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Purple.

Questions

What color is #D721F3?: #D721F3 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D721F3?: The RGB value is 215, 33, 243: 215 red, 33 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D721F3?: The complementary color is #3DF321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D721F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.