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#D936CB Color

#D936CB is rgb(217, 54, 203) in RGB, hsl(305, 68%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 6%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D936CB
HEX#D936CB
RGBrgb(217, 54, 203)
HSLhsl(305, 68%, 53%)
HSVhsv(305, 75%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 6%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.248 332)
LABlab(53.71% 73.11 -41.96)
LCHlch(53.71% 84.29 330.15)

What #D936CB 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 #D936CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 5.66Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 12.07Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 15.3Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 16.08Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 16.7Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.88

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

#D936CB Channel Values

How #D936CB 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 217 · G 54 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 68% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 75% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 6% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.93:1 vs white · 5.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D936CB 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 text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D936CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D936CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D936CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D936CB
Complementary
#36D943
Analogous
#9536D9
Analogous
#D9367A
Triadic
#CBD936
Triadic
#36CBD9
Split comp.
#7AD936
Split comp.
#36D995

Tints & Shades of #D936CB

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

#DE4FD2
#E36DD9
#E887E0
#EEA5E8
#F3BFEE
#F8DDF6

Shades

#C526B8
#A7209C
#891A80
#6B1464
#4D0F48
#2F092C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D936CB.

How #D936CB 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#D936CB
Protanopia#6C6CCB
Protanomaly#A35BCB
Deuteranopia#8A8AC8
Deuteranomaly#AF72C9
Tritanopia#CF5C5C
Tritanomaly#D35096
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D936CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d936cb: #D936CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D936CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d936cb': '#D936CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.212, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_d936cb">#D936CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D936CB"

More Pink Colors

#D936CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D936CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D936CB?

#D936CB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(217, 54, 203) in RGB and hsl(305, 68%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #D936CB?

#D936CB is rgb(217, 54, 203) — red 217, green 54, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D936CB?

#D936CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 6%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D936CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D936CB scores 3.93:1 against white and 5.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D936CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D936CB 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 18.91, which is visibly different.

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