What color is #D78BD0?

#D78BD0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D78BD0?

The RGB value is 215, 139, 208: 215 red, 139 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D78BD0?

The complementary color is #8BD792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D78BD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D78BD0 color

#D78BD0 rgb(215, 139, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D78BD0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 54.5% green and 81.6% blue (215, 139, 208).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 49% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#D78BD0 color codes

HEX	`#D78BD0`
RGB	`rgb(215, 139, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 54.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 49%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 35%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, 39.48, -23.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 46.01, 329.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.641, 37.469, 64.332)`
Decimal	`14126032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D78BD0, 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 #D78BD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D78BD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #D78BD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d78bd0; }
.text { color: #d78bd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d78bd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 139 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d78bd0, #d78baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D78BD0?: #D78BD0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D78BD0?: The RGB value is 215, 139, 208: 215 red, 139 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D78BD0?: The complementary color is #8BD792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D78BD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.