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#D99FE9 Color

#D99FE9 is rgb(217, 159, 233) in RGB, hsl(287, 63%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D99FE9
HEX#D99FE9
RGBrgb(217, 159, 233)
HSLhsl(287, 63%, 77%)
HSVhsv(287, 32%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.12 318.8)
LABlab(73.04% 31.52 -28.81)
LCHlch(73.04% 42.70 317.57)

What #D99FE9 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 #D99FE9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.07Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.09Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.19Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.8

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

#D99FE9 Channel Values

How #D99FE9 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 159 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 63% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 32% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D99FE9 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D99FE9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D99FE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D99FE9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D99FE9
Complementary
#AFE99F
Analogous
#B49FE9
Analogous
#E99FD4
Triadic
#E9D99F
Triadic
#9FE9D9
Split comp.
#D4E99F
Split comp.
#9FE9B4

Tints & Shades of #D99FE9

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

#DEACEC
#E3B8EF
#E8C5F2
#EDD1F5
#F2DEF7
#F7EAFA

Shades

#C976E0
#B748D5
#9F2BBF
#792191
#571868
#300D3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D99FE9.

How #D99FE9 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#D99FE9
Protanopia#ABABE9
Protanomaly#BFA6E9
Deuteranopia#B5B5E8
Deuteranomaly#C4ADE8
Tritanopia#D1ABAB
Tritanomaly#D4A6C7
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D99FE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d99fe9: #D99FE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D99FE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d99fe9': '#D99FE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.624, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_d99fe9">#D99FE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#D99FE9"

More Purple Colors

#D99FE9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#D99FE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D99FE9?

#D99FE9 is a light purple — rgb(217, 159, 233) in RGB and hsl(287, 63%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #D99FE9?

#D99FE9 is rgb(217, 159, 233) — red 217, green 159, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D99FE9?

#D99FE9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D99FE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D99FE9 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D99FE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D99FE9 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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