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#D12BEE Color

#D12BEE is rgb(209, 43, 238) in RGB, hsl(291, 85%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 82%, 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 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D12BEE
HEX#D12BEE
RGBrgb(209, 43, 238)
HSLhsl(291, 85%, 55%)
HSVhsv(291, 82%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 82%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.279 320.9)
LABlab(53.06% 78.20 -62.93)
LCHlch(53.06% 100.38 321.18)

What #D12BEE 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 #D12BEE, 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 pink in the library.

#D12BEE Channel Values

How #D12BEE 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 209 · G 43 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 85% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 82% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D12BEE 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D12BEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D12BEE; 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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Tints & Shades of #D12BEE

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 #D12BEE.

How #D12BEE 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#D12BEE
Protanopia#6565EE
Protanomaly#9C53EE
Deuteranopia#8383EC
Deuteranomaly#A86BED
Tritanopia#C16565
Tritanomaly#C753AD
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D12BEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d12bee: #D12BEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D12BEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d12bee': '#D12BEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.169, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d12bee">#D12BEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D12BEE"

More Pink Colors

#D12BEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D12BEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D12BEE?

#D12BEE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(209, 43, 238) in RGB and hsl(291, 85%, 55%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #D12BEE?

#D12BEE is rgb(209, 43, 238) — red 209, green 43, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D12BEE?

#D12BEE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 82%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D12BEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D12BEE scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D12BEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D12BEE 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 17.08, which is visibly different.

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