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#D012ED Color

#D012ED is rgb(208, 18, 237) in RGB, hsl(292, 86%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 92%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D012ED
HEX#D012ED
RGBrgb(208, 18, 237)
HSLhsl(292, 86%, 50%)
HSVhsv(292, 92%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 92%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.291 321.2)
LABlab(51.38% 82.00 -65.07)
LCHlch(51.38% 104.68 321.57)

What #D012ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D012ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.36Phlox#DF00FFΔE 8.34Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.71Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 14.19Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 15.21Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D012ED Channel Values

How #D012ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 18 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 86% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 92% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D012ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D012ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D012ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D012ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D012ED
Complementary
#2FED12
Analogous
#6212ED
Analogous
#ED129D
Triadic
#EDD012
Triadic
#12EDD0
Split comp.
#9DED12
Split comp.
#12ED62

Tints & Shades of #D012ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D733F0
#DD54F2
#E475F5
#E992F7
#F0B3F9
#F7D4FC

Shades

#B30FCC
#9A0DAF
#7D0B8E
#640972
#470651
#2E0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D012ED.

How #D012ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D012ED
Protanopia#5E5EED
Protanomaly#994BED
Deuteranopia#7F7FEB
Deuteranomaly#A665EC
Tritanopia#BF5E5E
Tritanomaly#C64BAB
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D012ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d012ed: #D012ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D012ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d012ed': '#D012ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.071, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d012ed">#D012ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D012ED"

More Pink Colors

#D012ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D012ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D012ED?

#D012ED is a mid-tone pink — rgb(208, 18, 237) in RGB and hsl(292, 86%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #D012ED?

#D012ED is rgb(208, 18, 237) — red 208, green 18, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D012ED?

#D012ED converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 92%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D012ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D012ED scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D012ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D012ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.21, which is visibly different.

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