What color is #D993CA?

#D993CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D993CA?

The RGB value is 217, 147, 202: 217 red, 147 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D993CA?

The complementary color is #93D9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D993CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D993CA color

#D993CA rgb(217, 147, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D993CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 57.6% green and 79.2% blue (217, 147, 202).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#D993CA color codes

HEX	`#D993CA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 147, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 57.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, 34.79, -17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 38.99, 333.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.709, 39.886, 60.946)`
Decimal	`14259146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D993CA, 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 #D993CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D993CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #D993CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d993ca; }
.text { color: #d993ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d993ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 147 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d993ca, #d993a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D993CA?: #D993CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D993CA?: The RGB value is 217, 147, 202: 217 red, 147 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D993CA?: The complementary color is #93D9A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D993CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.