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#D877DF Color

#D877DF is rgb(216, 119, 223) in RGB, hsl(296, 62%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 47%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D877DF
HEX#D877DF
RGBrgb(216, 119, 223)
HSLhsl(296, 62%, 67%)
HSVhsv(296, 47%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 47%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.177 324.7)
LABlab(64.14% 49.74 -37.00)
LCHlch(64.14% 61.99 323.35)

What #D877DF 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 #D877DF, 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 pink in the library.

#D877DF Channel Values

How #D877DF 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 119 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 62% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 47% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D877DF 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D877DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D877DF; 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 #D877DF

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 #D877DF.

How #D877DF 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#D877DF
Protanopia#8E8EDF
Protanomaly#B085DF
Deuteranopia#A0A0DD
Deuteranomaly#B991DE
Tritanopia#CE8A8A
Tritanomaly#D283B2
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D877DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d877df: #D877DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D877DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d877df': '#D877DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.467, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_d877df">#D877DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D877DF"

More Pink Colors

#D877DF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D877DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D877DF?

#D877DF is a light pink — rgb(216, 119, 223) in RGB and hsl(296, 62%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #D877DF?

#D877DF is rgb(216, 119, 223) — red 216, green 119, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D877DF?

#D877DF converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 47%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D877DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D877DF scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D877DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D877DF 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.21, which is very hard to tell apart.

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