What color is #D781C9?

#D781C9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D781C9?

The RGB value is 215, 129, 201: 215 red, 129 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D781C9?

The complementary color is #81D78F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D781C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D781C9 color

#D781C9 rgb(215, 129, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D781C9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 50.6% green and 78.8% blue (215, 129, 201).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#D781C9 color codes

HEX	`#D781C9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 129, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 50.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 40%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, 43.52, -23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 49.39, 331.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.417, 34.367, 59.436)`
Decimal	`14123465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D781C9, 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 #D781C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D781C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #D781C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d781c9; }
.text { color: #d781c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d781c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 129 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d781c9, #d7819e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D781C9?: #D781C9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D781C9?: The RGB value is 215, 129, 201: 215 red, 129 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D781C9?: The complementary color is #81D78F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D781C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.