What color is #DA6BFF?

#DA6BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Heliotrope. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA6BFF?

The RGB value is 218, 107, 255: 218 red, 107 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA6BFF?

The complementary color is #90FF6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA6BFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA6BFF color

#DA6BFF rgb(218, 107, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DA6BFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 42% green and 100% blue (218, 107, 255).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#DA6BFF color codes

HEX	`#DA6BFF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 107, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 42%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 58%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 58%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 65.24, -55.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 85.64, 319.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.218, 32.643, 98.138)`
Decimal	`14314495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA6BFF, 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 #DA6BFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA6BFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #DA6BFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da6bff; }
.text { color: #da6bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da6bff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 107 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da6bff, #ff6bda); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DA6BFF?: #DA6BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Heliotrope. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA6BFF?: The RGB value is 218, 107, 255: 218 red, 107 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA6BFF?: The complementary color is #90FF6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA6BFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.