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#D597DD Color

#D597DD is rgb(213, 151, 221) in RGB, hsl(293, 51%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 32%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D597DD
HEX#D597DD
RGBrgb(213, 151, 221)
HSLhsl(293, 51%, 73%)
HSVhsv(293, 32%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 32%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.119 322.7)
LABlab(70.44% 32.52 -26.28)
LCHlch(70.44% 41.81 321.06)

What #D597DD 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 #D597DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.65Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.06Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.82Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.91Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.09Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.16

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

#D597DD Channel Values

How #D597DD 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 151 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 51% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 32% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D597DD 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D597DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D597DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D597DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D597DD
Complementary
#9FDD97
Analogous
#B297DD
Analogous
#DD97C2
Triadic
#DDD597
Triadic
#97DDD5
Split comp.
#C2DD97
Split comp.
#97DDB2

Tints & Shades of #D597DD

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

#DBA6E2
#E0B2E6
#E6C1EB
#EBCDEF
#F1DCF4
#F6E8F8

Shades

#C671D1
#B64AC4
#9936A6
#792A83
#551E5C
#321136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D597DD.

How #D597DD 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#D597DD
Protanopia#A4A4DD
Protanomaly#BA9FDD
Deuteranopia#AFAFDC
Deuteranomaly#BFA6DC
Tritanopia#CDA2A2
Tritanomaly#D09EBD
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D597DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d597dd: #D597DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D597DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d597dd': '#D597DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.592, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_d597dd">#D597DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#D597DD"

More Pink Colors

#D597DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D597DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D597DD?

#D597DD is a light pink — rgb(213, 151, 221) in RGB and hsl(293, 51%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #D597DD?

#D597DD is rgb(213, 151, 221) — red 213, green 151, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D597DD?

#D597DD converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 32%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D597DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D597DD scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D597DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D597DD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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