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#D05EF3 Color

#D05EF3 is rgb(208, 94, 243) in RGB, hsl(286, 86%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D05EF3
HEX#D05EF3
RGBrgb(208, 94, 243)
HSLhsl(286, 86%, 66%)
HSVhsv(286, 61%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.229 317.5)
LABlab(59.43% 61.68 -55.58)
LCHlch(59.43% 83.02 317.98)

What #D05EF3 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 #D05EF3, 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.

#D05EF3 Channel Values

How #D05EF3 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 94 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 86% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 61% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D05EF3 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D05EF3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D05EF3; 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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Tints & Shades of #D05EF3

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D05EF3.

How #D05EF3 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#D05EF3
Protanopia#7C7CF3
Protanomaly#A471F3
Deuteranopia#9191F1
Deuteranomaly#AE80F2
Tritanopia#C17F7F
Tritanomaly#C773B9
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D05EF3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d05ef3: #D05EF3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D05EF3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d05ef3': '#D05EF3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.369, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_d05ef3">#D05EF3</color>
SVG fillfill="#D05EF3"

More Purple Colors

#D05EF3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D05EF3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D05EF3?

#D05EF3 is a light purple — rgb(208, 94, 243) in RGB and hsl(286, 86%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #D05EF3?

#D05EF3 is rgb(208, 94, 243) — red 208, green 94, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D05EF3?

#D05EF3 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D05EF3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D05EF3 scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D05EF3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D05EF3 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.13, which is visibly different.

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