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#D75BF5 Color

#D75BF5 is rgb(215, 91, 245) in RGB, hsl(288, 89%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 63%, 0%, 4%) 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 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D75BF5
HEX#D75BF5
RGBrgb(215, 91, 245)
HSLhsl(288, 89%, 66%)
HSVhsv(288, 63%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 63%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.238 319.3)
LABlab(60.03% 65.02 -55.66)
LCHlch(60.03% 85.59 319.43)

What #D75BF5 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 #D75BF5, 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.

#D75BF5 Channel Values

How #D75BF5 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 215 · G 91 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 89% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 63% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D75BF5 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D75BF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D75BF5; 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 #D75BF5

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 #D75BF5.

How #D75BF5 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#D75BF5
Protanopia#7C7CF5
Protanomaly#A870F5
Deuteranopia#9494F3
Deuteranomaly#B381F4
Tritanopia#C87D7D
Tritanomaly#CE71BA
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D75BF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d75bf5: #D75BF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D75BF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d75bf5': '#D75BF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.357, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_d75bf5">#D75BF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#D75BF5"

More Purple Colors

#D75BF5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D75BF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D75BF5?

#D75BF5 is a light purple — rgb(215, 91, 245) in RGB and hsl(288, 89%, 66%) 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 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #D75BF5?

#D75BF5 is rgb(215, 91, 245) — red 215, green 91, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D75BF5?

#D75BF5 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 63%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D75BF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D75BF5 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D75BF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D75BF5 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 14.55, which is visibly different.

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