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#D047FA Color

#D047FA is rgb(208, 71, 250) in RGB, hsl(286, 95%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 72%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 11.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D047FA
HEX#D047FA
RGBrgb(208, 71, 250)
HSLhsl(286, 95%, 63%)
HSVhsv(286, 72%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 72%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.264 317)
LABlab(56.43% 71.58 -64.23)
LCHlch(56.43% 96.17 318.10)

What #D047FA 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 #D047FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D047FA Channel Values

How #D047FA 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 71 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 95% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 72% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D047FA 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D047FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D047FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D047FA

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 #D047FA.

How #D047FA 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#D047FA
Protanopia#6F6FFA
Protanomaly#9F62FA
Deuteranopia#8989F8
Deuteranomaly#AA74F9
Tritanopia#BE7474
Tritanomaly#C665B9
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D047FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d047fa: #D047FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D047FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d047fa': '#D047FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.278, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_d047fa">#D047FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D047FA"

More Purple Colors

#D047FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D047FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D047FA?

#D047FA is a light purple — rgb(208, 71, 250) in RGB and hsl(286, 95%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.99.

What is the RGB value of #D047FA?

#D047FA is rgb(208, 71, 250) — red 208, green 71, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D047FA?

#D047FA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 72%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D047FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D047FA scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D047FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D047FA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 18.27, which is visibly different.

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