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#D968E8 Color

#D968E8 is rgb(217, 104, 232) in RGB, hsl(293, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 55%, 0%, 9%) 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 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D968E8
HEX#D968E8
RGBrgb(217, 104, 232)
HSLhsl(293, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(293, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 55%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.209 322.8)
LABlab(61.87% 58.21 -45.52)
LCHlch(61.87% 73.89 321.97)

What #D968E8 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 #D968E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.74Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.28Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.68Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.44Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.82Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 12.84

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

#D968E8 Channel Values

How #D968E8 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 104 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D968E8 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D968E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D968E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D968E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D968E8
Complementary
#77E868
Analogous
#9968E8
Analogous
#E868B7
Triadic
#E8D968
Triadic
#68E8D9
Split comp.
#B7E868
Split comp.
#68E899

Tints & Shades of #D968E8

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

#DF7EEC
#E390EE
#E9A6F2
#EDB8F4
#F3CEF8
#F7E0FA

Shades

#D040E2
#C020D5
#9C1AAD
#7C158A
#580F62
#34093A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D968E8.

How #D968E8 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#D968E8
Protanopia#8585E8
Protanomaly#AD7AE8
Deuteranopia#9A9AE6
Deuteranomaly#B789E7
Tritanopia#CD8282
Tritanomaly#D278B4
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D968E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d968e8: #D968E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D968E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d968e8': '#D968E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.408, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_d968e8">#D968E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#D968E8"

More Pink Colors

#D968E8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D968E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D968E8?

#D968E8 is a light pink — rgb(217, 104, 232) in RGB and hsl(293, 74%, 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 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #D968E8?

#D968E8 is rgb(217, 104, 232) — red 217, green 104, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D968E8?

#D968E8 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 55%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D968E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D968E8 scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D968E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D968E8 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 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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