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#DA75FF Color

#DA75FF is rgb(218, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(284, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA75FF
HEX#DA75FF
RGBrgb(218, 117, 255)
HSLhsl(284, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(284, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.212 316.2)
LABlab(65.29% 55.89 -52.82)
LCHlch(65.29% 76.90 316.62)

What #DA75FF 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 #DA75FF, 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 purple in the library.

#DA75FF Channel Values

How #DA75FF 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 218 · G 117 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA75FF 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA75FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA75FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA75FF; 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 #DA75FF

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 #DA75FF.

How #DA75FF 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#DA75FF
Protanopia#8D8DFF
Protanomaly#B184FF
Deuteranopia#A0A0FD
Deuteranomaly#BA91FE
Tritanopia#CB9191
Tritanomaly#D186C7
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA75FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da75ff: #DA75FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA75FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da75ff': '#DA75FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.459, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_da75ff">#DA75FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA75FF"

More Purple Colors

#DA75FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA75FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA75FF?

#DA75FF is a light purple — rgb(218, 117, 255) in RGB and hsl(284, 100%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #DA75FF?

#DA75FF is rgb(218, 117, 255) — red 218, green 117, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA75FF?

#DA75FF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA75FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA75FF scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA75FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA75FF 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 13.1, which is visibly different.

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