What color is #D97AE1?

#D97AE1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D97AE1?

The RGB value is 217, 122, 225: 217 red, 122 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D97AE1?

The complementary color is #82E17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D97AE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D97AE1 color

#D97AE1 rgb(217, 122, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D97AE1 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 47.8% green and 88.2% blue (217, 122, 225).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 63% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#D97AE1 color codes

HEX	`#D97AE1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 122, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 47.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 63%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 46%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 46%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, 52.02, -37.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 63.87, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.164, 34.109, 75.214)`
Decimal	`14252769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D97AE1, 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 #D97AE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D97AE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #D97AE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d97ae1; }
.text { color: #d97ae1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d97ae1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 122 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d97ae1, #e17ab6); }

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Questions

What color is #D97AE1?: #D97AE1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D97AE1?: The RGB value is 217, 122, 225: 217 red, 122 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D97AE1?: The complementary color is #82E17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D97AE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.