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#D378CA Color

#D378CA is rgb(211, 120, 202) in RGB, hsl(306, 51%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 4%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D378CA
HEX#D378CA
RGBrgb(211, 120, 202)
HSLhsl(306, 51%, 65%)
HSVhsv(306, 43%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 4%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.153 330.8)
LABlab(62.96% 44.85 -27.15)
LCHlch(62.96% 52.43 328.81)

What #D378CA 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 #D378CA, 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.

#D378CA Channel Values

How #D378CA 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 211 · G 120 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 51% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 43% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 4% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D378CA 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D378CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D378CA; 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 #D378CA

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 #D378CA.

How #D378CA 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#D378CA
Protanopia#8D8DCA
Protanomaly#AE85CA
Deuteranopia#9E9EC8
Deuteranomaly#B690C9
Tritanopia#CB8686
Tritanomaly#CF81A6
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D378CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d378ca: #D378CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D378CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d378ca': '#D378CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.471, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_d378ca">#D378CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D378CA"

More Pink Colors

#D378CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D378CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D378CA?

#D378CA is a light pink — rgb(211, 120, 202) in RGB and hsl(306, 51%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #D378CA?

#D378CA is rgb(211, 120, 202) — red 211, green 120, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D378CA?

#D378CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 4%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D378CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D378CA scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D378CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D378CA 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 10.3, which is visibly different.

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