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#D785FA Color

#D785FA is rgb(215, 133, 250) in RGB, hsl(282, 92%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), visibly different at ΔE 11.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D785FA
HEX#D785FA
RGBrgb(215, 133, 250)
HSLhsl(282, 92%, 75%)
HSVhsv(282, 47%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.181 315)
LABlab(67.82% 46.58 -46.15)
LCHlch(67.82% 65.57 315.26)

What #D785FA 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 #D785FA, 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.

#D785FA Channel Values

How #D785FA 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 133 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 92% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 47% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D785FA 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D785FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D785FA; 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 #D785FA

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 #D785FA.

How #D785FA 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#D785FA
Protanopia#9797FA
Protanomaly#B490FA
Deuteranopia#A6A6F9
Deuteranomaly#BC9AF9
Tritanopia#CA9B9B
Tritanomaly#CF92C8
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D785FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d785fa: #D785FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D785FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d785fa': '#D785FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.522, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_d785fa">#D785FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D785FA"

More Purple Colors

#D785FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D785FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D785FA?

#D785FA is a light purple — rgb(215, 133, 250) in RGB and hsl(282, 92%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.86.

What is the RGB value of #D785FA?

#D785FA is rgb(215, 133, 250) — red 215, green 133, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D785FA?

#D785FA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D785FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D785FA scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D785FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D785FA 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 11.86, which is visibly different.

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