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#D168ED Color

#D168ED is rgb(209, 104, 237) in RGB, hsl(287, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 56%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D168ED
HEX#D168ED
RGBrgb(209, 104, 237)
HSLhsl(287, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(287, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 56%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.21 318.8)
LABlab(61.00% 56.67 -49.76)
LCHlch(61.00% 75.42 318.71)

What #D168ED 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 #D168ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 5.46Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.14Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.37Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.87Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.96Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.05

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

#D168ED Channel Values

How #D168ED 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 104 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D168ED 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D168ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D168ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D168ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D168ED
Complementary
#85ED68
Analogous
#8E68ED
Analogous
#ED68C8
Triadic
#EDD168
Triadic
#68EDD1
Split comp.
#C8ED68
Split comp.
#68ED8E

Tints & Shades of #D168ED

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

#D67BEF
#DD91F2
#E3A4F4
#EABBF7
#F0CDF9
#F7E4FC

Shades

#C43FE9
#B51AE0
#9415B7
#72118D
#510C64
#30073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D168ED.

How #D168ED 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#D168ED
Protanopia#8282ED
Protanomaly#A879ED
Deuteranopia#9696EB
Deuteranomaly#B186EC
Tritanopia#C38383
Tritanomaly#C979B7
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D168ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d168ed: #D168ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D168ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d168ed': '#D168ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.408, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d168ed">#D168ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D168ED"

More Purple Colors

#D168ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D168ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D168ED?

#D168ED is a light purple — rgb(209, 104, 237) in RGB and hsl(287, 79%, 67%) 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 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #D168ED?

#D168ED is rgb(209, 104, 237) — red 209, green 104, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D168ED?

#D168ED converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D168ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D168ED scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D168ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D168ED 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 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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