What color is #DA75FE?

#DA75FE 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 #DA75FE?

The RGB value is 218, 117, 254: 218 red, 117 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA75FE?

The complementary color is #99FE75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA75FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA75FE color

#DA75FE rgb(218, 117, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DA75FE is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 45.9% green and 99.6% blue (218, 117, 254).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 99% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#DA75FE color codes

HEX	`#DA75FE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 117, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 45.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 99%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 54%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 54%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, 60.32, -52.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 79.78, 319.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.161, 34.786, 97.661)`
Decimal	`14317054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA75FE, 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 #DA75FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA75FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #DA75FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da75fe; }
.text { color: #da75fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da75fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 117 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da75fe, #fe75de); }

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Questions

What color is #DA75FE?: #DA75FE 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 #DA75FE?: The RGB value is 218, 117, 254: 218 red, 117 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA75FE?: The complementary color is #99FE75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA75FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.