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#D690EA Color

#D690EA is rgb(214, 144, 234) in RGB, hsl(287, 68%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 38%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D690EA
HEX#D690EA
RGBrgb(214, 144, 234)
HSLhsl(287, 68%, 74%)
HSVhsv(287, 38%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 38%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.145 318.5)
LABlab(69.43% 38.32 -34.92)
LCHlch(69.43% 51.85 317.66)

What #D690EA 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 #D690EA, 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.

#D690EA Channel Values

How #D690EA 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 214 · G 144 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 68% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 38% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.32:1 vs white · 9.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D690EA 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 text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D690EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D690EA; 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 #D690EA

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 #D690EA.

How #D690EA 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#D690EA
Protanopia#9F9FEA
Protanomaly#B899EA
Deuteranopia#ABABE9
Deuteranomaly#BEA1E9
Tritanopia#CC9F9F
Tritanomaly#D099C2
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D690EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d690ea: #D690EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D690EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d690ea': '#D690EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.565, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_d690ea">#D690EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D690EA"

More Purple Colors

#D690EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D690EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D690EA?

#D690EA is a light purple — rgb(214, 144, 234) in RGB and hsl(287, 68%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #D690EA?

#D690EA is rgb(214, 144, 234) — red 214, green 144, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D690EA?

#D690EA converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 38%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D690EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D690EA scores 2.32:1 against white and 9.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D690EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D690EA 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 15.06, which is visibly different.

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