What color is #DA78C6?

#DA78C6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA78C6?

The RGB value is 218, 120, 198: 218 red, 120 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA78C6?

The complementary color is #78DA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA78C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA78C6 color

#DA78C6 rgb(218, 120, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DA78C6 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 47.1% green and 77.6% blue (218, 120, 198).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 57% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#DA78C6 color codes

HEX	`#DA78C6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 120, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 47.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 57%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 45%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, 48.58, -24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 54.2, 333.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.823, 32.418, 57.259)`
Decimal	`14317766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA78C6, 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 #DA78C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA78C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #DA78C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da78c6; }
.text { color: #da78c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da78c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 120 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da78c6, #da7895); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DA78C6?: #DA78C6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA78C6?: The RGB value is 218, 120, 198: 218 red, 120 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA78C6?: The complementary color is #78DA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA78C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.