What color is #D796E3?

#D796E3 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 #D796E3?

The RGB value is 215, 150, 227: 215 red, 150 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D796E3?

The complementary color is #A2E396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D796E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D796E3 color

#D796E3 rgb(215, 150, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D796E3 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 58.8% green and 89% blue (215, 150, 227).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#D796E3 color codes

HEX	`#D796E3`
RGB	`rgb(215, 150, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 58.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, 37.14, -29.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 47.35, 321.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.794, 41.807, 77.947)`
Decimal	`14128867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D796E3, 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 #D796E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D796E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #D796E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d796e3; }
.text { color: #d796e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d796e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 150 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d796e3, #e396c8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D796E3?: #D796E3 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 #D796E3?: The RGB value is 215, 150, 227: 215 red, 150 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D796E3?: The complementary color is #A2E396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D796E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.