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#D487A7 Color

#D487A7 is rgb(212, 135, 167) in RGB, hsl(335, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 21%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D487A7
HEX#D487A7
RGBrgb(212, 135, 167)
HSLhsl(335, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(335, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 21%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.102 353.5)
LABlab(65.25% 33.47 -4.02)
LCHlch(65.25% 33.71 353.15)

What #D487A7 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 #D487A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 6.15Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.03Amaranth Pink#F19CBBΔE 9.02Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 9.28Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 9.88Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 10.13

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

#D487A7 Channel Values

How #D487A7 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 212 · G 135 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 21% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D487A7 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D487A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D487A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D487A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D487A7
Complementary
#87D4B4
Analogous
#D487CD
Analogous
#D48D87
Triadic
#A7D487
Triadic
#87A7D4
Split comp.
#87D48D
Split comp.
#87CDD4

Tints & Shades of #D487A7

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

#D996B2
#E0A9C0
#E5B8CB
#EBC7D6
#F0D6E1
#F7E9EF

Shades

#C8658E
#BB4476
#9A3760
#742A49
#521E34
#31121F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D487A7.

How #D487A7 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#D487A7
Protanopia#9898A7
Protanomaly#B391A7
Deuteranopia#A6A6A5
Deuteranomaly#BA9AA6
Tritanopia#D18C8C
Tritanomaly#D28A97
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D487A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d487a7: #D487A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D487A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d487a7': '#D487A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.529, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_d487a7">#D487A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#D487A7"

More Pink Colors

#D487A7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D487A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D487A7?

#D487A7 is a light pink — rgb(212, 135, 167) in RGB and hsl(335, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #D487A7?

#D487A7 is rgb(212, 135, 167) — red 212, green 135, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D487A7?

#D487A7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 21%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D487A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D487A7 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D487A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D487A7 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 13.73, which is visibly different.

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