What color is #D933E8?

#D933E8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D933E8?

The RGB value is 217, 51, 232: 217 red, 51 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D933E8?

The complementary color is #42E833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D933E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D933E8 color

#D933E8 rgb(217, 51, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D933E8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 20% green and 91% blue (217, 51, 232).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 80% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Piercing Pink (#DD00EE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#D933E8 color codes

HEX	`#D933E8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 51, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 20%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 80%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 78%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 78%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, 81.73, -56.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 99.55, 325.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.363, 22.948, 78.421)`
Decimal	`14234600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D933E8, 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 #D933E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#D933E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #D933E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d933e8; }
.text { color: #d933e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d933e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 51 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d933e8, #e8339d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #D933E8?: #D933E8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D933E8?: The RGB value is 217, 51, 232: 217 red, 51 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D933E8?: The complementary color is #42E833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D933E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.