What color is #D980E0?

#D980E0 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 #D980E0?

The RGB value is 217, 128, 224: 217 red, 128 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D980E0?

The complementary color is #87E080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D980E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D980E0 color

#D980E0 rgb(217, 128, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D980E0 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 50.2% green and 87.8% blue (217, 128, 224).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 61% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#D980E0 color codes

HEX	`#D980E0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 128, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 50.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 61%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 43%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 43%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, 48.77, -34.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 59.87, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.788, 35.574, 74.75)`
Decimal	`14254304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D980E0, 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 #D980E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D980E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #D980E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d980e0; }
.text { color: #d980e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d980e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 128 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d980e0, #e080b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D980E0?: #D980E0 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 #D980E0?: The RGB value is 217, 128, 224: 217 red, 128 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D980E0?: The complementary color is #87E080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D980E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.