What color is #DF9AD0?

#DF9AD0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF9AD0?

The RGB value is 223, 154, 208: 223 red, 154 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF9AD0?

The complementary color is #9ADFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF9AD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF9AD0 color

#DF9AD0 rgb(223, 154, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DF9AD0 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 60.4% green and 81.6% blue (223, 154, 208).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#DF9AD0 color codes

HEX	`#DF9AD0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 154, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 60.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, 34.07, -17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 38.18, 333.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.372, 43.356, 65.219)`
Decimal	`14654160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF9AD0, 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 #DF9AD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF9AD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #DF9AD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df9ad0; }
.text { color: #df9ad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df9ad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 154 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df9ad0, #df9aae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DF9AD0?: #DF9AD0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF9AD0?: The RGB value is 223, 154, 208: 223 red, 154 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF9AD0?: The complementary color is #9ADFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF9AD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.