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#D145ED Color

#D145ED is rgb(209, 69, 237) in RGB, hsl(290, 82%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 71%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 12.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D145ED
HEX#D145ED
RGBrgb(209, 69, 237)
HSLhsl(290, 82%, 60%)
HSVhsv(290, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 71%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.255 320.4)
LABlab(55.67% 70.72 -58.20)
LCHlch(55.67% 91.59 320.55)

What #D145ED 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 #D145ED, 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.

#D145ED Channel Values

How #D145ED 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 69 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 82% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D145ED 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D145ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D145ED; 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 #D145ED

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 #D145ED.

How #D145ED 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#D145ED
Protanopia#6F6FED
Protanomaly#A061ED
Deuteranopia#8989EB
Deuteranomaly#AB74EC
Tritanopia#C26F6F
Tritanomaly#C861B0
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D145ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d145ed: #D145ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D145ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d145ed': '#D145ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.271, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d145ed">#D145ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D145ED"

More Pink Colors

#D145ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D145ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D145ED?

#D145ED is a light pink — rgb(209, 69, 237) in RGB and hsl(290, 82%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.41.

What is the RGB value of #D145ED?

#D145ED is rgb(209, 69, 237) — red 209, green 69, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D145ED?

#D145ED converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 71%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D145ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D145ED scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D145ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D145ED 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 16.95, which is visibly different.

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