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#D25BAE Color

#D25BAE is rgb(210, 91, 174) in RGB, hsl(318, 57%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 17%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D25BAE
HEX#D25BAE
RGBrgb(210, 91, 174)
HSLhsl(318, 57%, 59%)
HSVhsv(318, 57%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 17%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.177 340.8)
LABlab(56.49% 54.72 -21.08)
LCHlch(56.49% 58.64 338.93)

What #D25BAE 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 #D25BAE, 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.

#D25BAE Channel Values

How #D25BAE 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 210 · G 91 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 57% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 57% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 17% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D25BAE 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D25BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D25BAE; 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 #D25BAE

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 #D25BAE.

How #D25BAE 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#D25BAE
Protanopia#7B7BAE
Protanomaly#A56FAE
Deuteranopia#9191AB
Deuteranomaly#AF7FAC
Tritanopia#CC6A6A
Tritanomaly#CE648B
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D25BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d25bae: #D25BAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D25BAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d25bae': '#D25BAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.357, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_d25bae">#D25BAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D25BAE"

More Pink Colors

#D25BAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D25BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D25BAE?

#D25BAE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(210, 91, 174) in RGB and hsl(318, 57%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #D25BAE?

#D25BAE is rgb(210, 91, 174) — red 210, green 91, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D25BAE?

#D25BAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 17%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D25BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D25BAE scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D25BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D25BAE 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.63, which is visibly different.

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