#D040FC Color

#D040FC is rgb(208, 64, 252) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 75%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D040FC

HEX#D040FC

RGBrgb(208, 64, 252)

HSLhsl(286, 97%, 62%)

HSVhsv(286, 75%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 75%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.272 316.8)

LABlab(55.70% 74.16 -66.52)

LCHlch(55.70% 99.62 318.11)

What #D040FC 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 #D040FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 9.83 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 14.32 Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 14.63 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 16.56 Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 16.66 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.18

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

#D040FC Channel Values

How #D040FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 208 · G 64 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 286° · S 97% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 286° · S 75% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 17% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.61:1 vs white · 5.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D040FC 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 text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D040FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D040FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D040FC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D040FC.

How #D040FC 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#D040FC

Protanopia#6C6CFC

Protanomaly#9E5DFC

Deuteranopia#8787FA

Deuteranomaly#A971FB

Tritanopia#BE7272

Tritanomaly#C562BA

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #D040FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d040fc: #D040FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D040FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d040fc': '#D040FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.251, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_d040fc">#D040FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#D040FC"

More Purple Colors

#D040FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#D040FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D040FC?

#D040FC is a light purple — rgb(208, 64, 252) in RGB and hsl(286, 97%, 62%) 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 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #D040FC?

#D040FC is rgb(208, 64, 252) — red 208, green 64, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D040FC?

#D040FC converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 75%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D040FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D040FC scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D040FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D040FC 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.94, which is visibly different.

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