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#D860E1 Color

#D860E1 is rgb(216, 96, 225) in RGB, hsl(296, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 57%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D860E1
HEX#D860E1
RGBrgb(216, 96, 225)
HSLhsl(296, 68%, 63%)
HSVhsv(296, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 57%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.214 324.8)
LABlab(60.09% 60.47 -44.42)
LCHlch(60.09% 75.03 323.70)

What #D860E1 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 #D860E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.17Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.88Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.76Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.41Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.46Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.33

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

#D860E1 Channel Values

How #D860E1 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 216 · G 96 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 68% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D860E1 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D860E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D860E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D860E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D860E1
Complementary
#69E160
Analogous
#9860E1
Analogous
#E160A9
Triadic
#E1D860
Triadic
#60E1D8
Split comp.
#A9E160
Split comp.
#60E198

Tints & Shades of #D860E1

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

#DD76E5
#E38BE9
#E8A1ED
#EDB6F1
#F2CCF5
#F8E1F9

Shades

#D03EDA
#BA26C5
#9A1FA3
#76187C
#55115A
#310A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D860E1.

How #D860E1 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#D860E1
Protanopia#8080E1
Protanomaly#AA74E1
Deuteranopia#9696DF
Deuteranomaly#B484E0
Tritanopia#CC7B7B
Tritanomaly#D171AD
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D860E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d860e1: #D860E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D860E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d860e1': '#D860E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.376, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_d860e1">#D860E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#D860E1"

More Pink Colors

#D860E1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D860E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D860E1?

#D860E1 is a light pink — rgb(216, 96, 225) in RGB and hsl(296, 68%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #D860E1?

#D860E1 is rgb(216, 96, 225) — red 216, green 96, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D860E1?

#D860E1 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 57%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D860E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D860E1 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D860E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D860E1 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.