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#d094cd

a light, soft magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Plum

RGB
208, 148, 205
HSL
303°, 39%, 70%
CMYK
0, 29, 1, 18
Luminance
0.3900

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d094cd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d094cd
Hue
303°
magenta / pink
Saturation
39%
soft
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3900
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
48/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.80:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue303° of 360°
Saturation39%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool48% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d094cd
RGBrgb(208, 148, 205)
HSLhsl(303, 39%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 1%, 18%)
LABlab(68.8 31.8 -20.3)
LCHlch(68.8 37.8 327.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.743 0.104 328.3)
Decimal13669581
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.580 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d094cd;
background-color: #d094cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d094cd] bg-[#d094cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d094cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.580, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d094cd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD094CD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 148, 208)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d094cd · 8.80:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.80:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d094cd as text scores 2.39:1 on white and 8.80:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d094cd on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d094cd on black: 8.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #91A3CF
deuteranopia · #9FABCB
tritanopia · #D499A8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d094cd is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF5F9
#F4EBF4
#E9D2E8
#DDB1DB
#d094cd
#BB63B6
#AA4BA5
#8E3E8A
#71326E
#532751
#341933
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF5F9Darkest = 950 · #341933
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5F9;
  --brand-100: #F4EBF4;
  --brand-200: #E9D2E8;
  --brand-300: #DDB1DB;
  --brand-400: #d094cd;
  --brand-500: #BB63B6;
  --brand-600: #AA4BA5;
  --brand-700: #8E3E8A;
  --brand-800: #71326E;
  --brand-900: #532751;
  --brand-950: #341933;
  --brand: #d094cd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d094cd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E6C6E5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B97
Captions on the surface
Accent#4B923A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#592756
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7EDF7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d094cd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#94D097
Analogous left#B594D0
Analogous right#D094AF
Split-complement 1#AFD094
Split-complement 2#94D0B5
Triadic 1#CDD094
Triadic 2#94CDD0
Tetradic#D0B594

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green58.0%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta28.8%
Yellow1.4%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#d094cd text on a black background

contrast 8.80:1

Card sample

#d094cd text on a white background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d094cd;
Background color
Panel with #d094cd background
background-color: #d094cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d094cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 148, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 148, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d094cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d094cd, #D094A5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d094cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d094cd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d094cd, answered

What color is #d094cd?

#d094cd is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 303° on the hue wheel with 39% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d094cd?

rgb(208, 148, 205) — 208 red, 148 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 58% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #d094cd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3900 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 8.80:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d094cd?

Black. It scores 8.80:1 against #d094cd, versus 2.39:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d094cd?

#94D097 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AFD094 and #94D0B5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d094cd?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E6C6E5 for borders, #9B4B97 for secondary text, #4B923A as an accent and #592756 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B594D0 and #D094AF stays calm, while #94D097 is the loudest partner.

What is #d094cd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 29%, 1%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d094cd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 48 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D094B7; nudged cooler, #BE92D2.

Work with #d094cd in the Color Lab