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#D945CA Color

#D945CA is rgb(217, 69, 202) in RGB, hsl(306, 66%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 7%, 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 9.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D945CA
HEX#D945CA
RGBrgb(217, 69, 202)
HSLhsl(306, 66%, 56%)
HSVhsv(306, 68%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 7%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.232 332.3)
LABlab(55.36% 68.37 -38.80)
LCHlch(55.36% 78.61 330.43)

What #D945CA 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 #D945CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.24Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 11.78Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.16Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.69Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 14.81Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.61

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

#D945CA Channel Values

How #D945CA 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 69 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 66% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 68% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 7% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D945CA 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D945CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D945CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D945CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D945CA
Complementary
#45D954
Analogous
#9E45D9
Analogous
#D94580
Triadic
#CAD945
Triadic
#45CAD9
Split comp.
#80D945
Split comp.
#45D99E

Tints & Shades of #D945CA

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

#DE5ED1
#E378D8
#E891E0
#EEAAE7
#F3C4EE
#F8DDF5

Shades

#CF2ABF
#AE24A0
#901D84
#6E1765
#50104A
#2F0A2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D945CA.

How #D945CA 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#D945CA
Protanopia#7272CA
Protanomaly#A563CA
Deuteranopia#8E8EC7
Deuteranomaly#B177C8
Tritanopia#CF6464
Tritanomaly#D35998
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D945CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d945ca: #D945CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D945CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d945ca': '#D945CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.271, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_d945ca">#D945CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D945CA"

More Pink Colors

#D945CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D945CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D945CA?

#D945CA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(217, 69, 202) in RGB and hsl(306, 66%, 56%) 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 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #D945CA?

#D945CA is rgb(217, 69, 202) — red 217, green 69, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D945CA?

#D945CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 7%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D945CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D945CA scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D945CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D945CA 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 16.03, which is visibly different.

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