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#D487EE Color

#D487EE is rgb(212, 135, 238) in RGB, hsl(285, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D487EE
HEX#D487EE
RGBrgb(212, 135, 238)
HSLhsl(285, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(285, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.164 317.2)
LABlab(67.43% 42.82 -40.23)
LCHlch(67.43% 58.76 316.79)

What #D487EE 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 #D487EE, 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 purple in the library.

#D487EE Channel Values

How #D487EE 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 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D487EE 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D487EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D487EE; 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 #D487EE

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 #D487EE.

How #D487EE 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#D487EE
Protanopia#9898EE
Protanomaly#B391EE
Deuteranopia#A6A6ED
Deuteranomaly#BA9AED
Tritanopia#C89999
Tritanomaly#CD92C1
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D487EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d487ee: #D487EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D487EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d487ee': '#D487EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.529, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d487ee">#D487EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D487EE"

More Purple Colors

#D487EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D487EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D487EE?

#D487EE is a light purple — rgb(212, 135, 238) in RGB and hsl(285, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #D487EE?

#D487EE is rgb(212, 135, 238) — red 212, green 135, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D487EE?

#D487EE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D487EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D487EE scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D487EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D487EE 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.32, which is visibly different.

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