What color is #D790CA?

#D790CA 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 #D790CA?

The RGB value is 215, 144, 202: 215 red, 144 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D790CA?

The complementary color is #90D79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D790CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D790CA color

#D790CA rgb(215, 144, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D790CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 56.5% green and 79.2% blue (215, 144, 202).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#D790CA color codes

HEX	`#D790CA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 144, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 56.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 33%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, 35.74, -18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 40.46, 332.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.658, 38.66, 60.765)`
Decimal	`14127306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D790CA, 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 #D790CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D790CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #D790CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d790ca; }
.text { color: #d790ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d790ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 144 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d790ca, #d790a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #D790CA?: #D790CA 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 #D790CA?: The RGB value is 215, 144, 202: 215 red, 144 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D790CA?: The complementary color is #90D79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D790CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.