What color is #D924ED?

#D924ED is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D924ED?

The RGB value is 217, 36, 237: 217 red, 36 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D924ED?

The complementary color is #38ED24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D924ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D924ED color

#D924ED rgb(217, 36, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D924ED is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 14.1% green and 92.9% blue (217, 36, 237).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 85% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Piercing Pink (#DD00EE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#D924ED color codes

HEX	`#D924ED`
RGB	`rgb(217, 36, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 14.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 85%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 85%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 85%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 85.9, -61.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 105.36, 324.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.531, 22.131, 82.031)`
Decimal	`14230765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D924ED, 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 #D924ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D924ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	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 #D924ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d924ed; }
.text { color: #d924ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d924ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 36 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d924ed, #ed249c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D924ED?: #D924ED is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D924ED?: The RGB value is 217, 36, 237: 217 red, 36 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D924ED?: The complementary color is #38ED24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D924ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.