What color is #D793E5?

#D793E5 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 #D793E5?

The RGB value is 215, 147, 229: 215 red, 147 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D793E5?

The complementary color is #A1E593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D793E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D793E5 color

#D793E5 rgb(215, 147, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D793E5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 57.6% green and 89.8% blue (215, 147, 229).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 61% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#D793E5 color codes

HEX	`#D793E5`
RGB	`rgb(215, 147, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 57.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 61%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 36%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.16, 39.14, -31.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.16, 50.15, 321.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.599, 40.973, 79.251)`
Decimal	`14128101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D793E5, 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 #D793E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D793E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #D793E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d793e5; }
.text { color: #d793e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d793e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 147 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d793e5, #e593ca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D793E5?: #D793E5 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 #D793E5?: The RGB value is 215, 147, 229: 215 red, 147 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D793E5?: The complementary color is #A1E593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D793E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.