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#D864ED Color

#D864ED is rgb(216, 100, 237) in RGB, hsl(291, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 58%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D864ED
HEX#D864ED
RGBrgb(216, 100, 237)
HSLhsl(291, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(291, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 58%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.219 321.3)
LABlab(61.26% 60.38 -49.27)
LCHlch(61.26% 77.93 320.79)

What #D864ED 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 #D864ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 5.71Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.71Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.83Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 11.97Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.89Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.55

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

#D864ED Channel Values

How #D864ED 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 100 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D864ED 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D864ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D864ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D864ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D864ED
Complementary
#78ED64
Analogous
#9464ED
Analogous
#ED64BD
Triadic
#EDD864
Triadic
#64EDD8
Split comp.
#BDED64
Split comp.
#64ED94

Tints & Shades of #D864ED

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

#DE7BEF
#E38DF2
#E8A4F4
#EDB6F6
#F2CDF9
#F7DFFB

Shades

#CE3BE8
#BE1ADB
#9A15B2
#7B118D
#570C64
#33073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D864ED.

How #D864ED 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#D864ED
Protanopia#8282ED
Protanomaly#AB77ED
Deuteranopia#9898EB
Deuteranomaly#B586EC
Tritanopia#CB8181
Tritanomaly#D076B6
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D864ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d864ed: #D864ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D864ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d864ed': '#D864ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.392, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d864ed">#D864ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D864ED"

More Pink Colors

#D864ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D864ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D864ED?

#D864ED is a light pink — rgb(216, 100, 237) in RGB and hsl(291, 79%, 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 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #D864ED?

#D864ED is rgb(216, 100, 237) — red 216, green 100, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D864ED?

#D864ED converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 58%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D864ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D864ED scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D864ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D864ED 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 9.71, 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.