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#D568ED Color

#D568ED is rgb(213, 104, 237) in RGB, hsl(289, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 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 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D568ED
HEX#D568ED
RGBrgb(213, 104, 237)
HSLhsl(289, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(289, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.212 320.1)
LABlab(61.54% 57.78 -48.87)
LCHlch(61.54% 75.68 319.78)

What #D568ED 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 #D568ED, 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.

#D568ED Channel Values

How #D568ED 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 213 · G 104 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D568ED 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D568ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D568ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #D568ED

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D568ED.

How #D568ED 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#D568ED
Protanopia#8383ED
Protanomaly#AA79ED
Deuteranopia#9898EB
Deuteranomaly#B487EC
Tritanopia#C88383
Tritanomaly#CD79B7
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D568ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d568ed: #D568ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D568ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d568ed': '#D568ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.408, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d568ed">#D568ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D568ED"

More Purple Colors

#D568ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D568ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D568ED?

#D568ED is a light purple — rgb(213, 104, 237) in RGB and hsl(289, 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 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #D568ED?

#D568ED is rgb(213, 104, 237) — red 213, green 104, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D568ED?

#D568ED converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D568ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D568ED scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D568ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D568ED 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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