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#d210cf

a dark, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
210, 16, 207
HSL
301°, 86%, 44%
CMYK
0, 92, 1, 18
Luminance
0.1858

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d210cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d210cf
Hue
301°
magenta / pink
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
44%
dark
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
53%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1858
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
4.72:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 7.1
Where it sits
Hue301° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness44%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% 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#d210cf
RGBrgb(210, 16, 207)
HSLhsl(301, 86%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 1%, 18%)
LABlab(50.2 83.1 -50.4)
LCHlch(50.2 97.2 328.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.607 0.272 329.1)
Decimal13766863
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.063 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d210cf;
background-color: #d210cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d210cf] bg-[#d210cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d210cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.063, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d210cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD210CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 16, 210)

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 #d210cf · 4.72:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.45:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #d210cf as text scores 4.45:1 on white and 4.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d210cf on white: 4.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d210cf on black: 4.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0068D3
deuteranopia · #597FCB
tritanopia · #D93D7A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d210cf is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2FC
#FAE5FA
#F7C5F6
#F797F6
#F363F1
#EF2FEC
#d210cf
#BE0EBB
#980C96
#6E0D6C
#440844
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FCDarkest = 950 · #440844
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FC;
  --brand-100: #FAE5FA;
  --brand-200: #F7C5F6;
  --brand-300: #F797F6;
  --brand-400: #F363F1;
  --brand-500: #EF2FEC;
  --brand-600: #d210cf;
  --brand-700: #BE0EBB;
  --brand-800: #980C96;
  --brand-900: #6E0D6C;
  --brand-950: #440844;
  --brand: #d210cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d210cf

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#EDC0EC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B9A
Captions on the surface
Accent#35C10B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#760975
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7FD
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 #d210cf

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

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black 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#10D213
Analogous left#7410D2
Analogous right#D2106E
Split-complement 1#6ED210
Split-complement 2#10D274
Triadic 1#CFD210
Triadic 2#10CFD2
Tetradic#D27410

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green6.3%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta92.4%
Yellow1.4%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#d210cf text on a black background

contrast 4.72:1

Card sample

#d210cf text on a white background

contrast 4.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d210cf;
Background color
Panel with #d210cf background
background-color: #d210cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d210cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 16, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 16, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d210cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d210cf, #D2104E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d210cf

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.

#d210cf 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d210cf, answered

What color is #d210cf?

#d210cf is a dark electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 7.1). It sits at 301° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 44% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d210cf?

rgb(210, 16, 207) — 210 red, 16 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 6.3% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #d210cf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.1858 and perceived brightness is 53%, so black text on it reaches 4.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d210cf?

Black. It scores 4.72:1 against #d210cf, versus 4.45:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d210cf?

#10D213 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6ED210 and #10D274, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d210cf?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0EC for borders, #9B4B9A for secondary text, #35C10B as an accent and #760975 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7410D2 and #D2106E stays calm, while #10D213 is the loudest partner.

What is #d210cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 92%, 1%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d210cf warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D21088; nudged cooler, #8E0ED4.

Work with #d210cf in the Color Lab