What color is #DF51CA?

#DF51CA is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF51CA?

The RGB value is 223, 81, 202: 223 red, 81 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF51CA?

The complementary color is #51DF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF51CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF51CA color

#DF51CA rgb(223, 81, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DF51CA is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 31.8% green and 79.2% blue (223, 81, 202).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 69% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Barbiecore (#E15ACB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#DF51CA color codes

HEX	`#DF51CA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 81, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 31.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 69%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 64%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 68.42, -35.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 76.96, 332.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.035, 25.841, 58.534)`
Decimal	`14635466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF51CA, 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 #DF51CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DF51CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	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 #DF51CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df51ca; }
.text { color: #df51ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df51ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 81 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df51ca, #df5183); }

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Questions

What color is #DF51CA?: #DF51CA is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF51CA?: The RGB value is 223, 81, 202: 223 red, 81 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF51CA?: The complementary color is #51DF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF51CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.