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#d25df9

a light, electric violet · cool · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
210, 93, 249
HSL
285°, 93%, 67%
CMYK
16, 63, 0, 2
Luminance
0.2837

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d25df9 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d25df9
Hue
285°
violet
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
62%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2837
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
58/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.67:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue285° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

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

Every format

HEX#d25df9
RGBrgb(210, 93, 249)
HSLhsl(285, 93%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 63%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(60.2 68.5 -58.0)
LCHlch(60.2 89.8 319.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.687 0.237 316.7)
Decimal13786617
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.365 0.976)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d25df9;
background-color: #d25df9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d25df9] bg-[#d25df9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d25df9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.365, blue: 0.976)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d25df9")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD25DF9)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(249, 93, 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 #d25df9 · 6.67:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.15:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.67:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #d25df9 as text scores 3.15:1 on white and 6.67:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d25df9 on white: 3.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d25df9 on black: 6.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #268AFE
deuteranopia · #5F95F5
tritanopia · #D079A3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d25df9 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.

#FAF2FD
#F5E4FB
#ECC2F9
#E193FB
#d25df9
#C327F7
#B309EC
#9507C5
#78069D
#570972
#370647
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF2FDDarkest = 950 · #370647
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF2FD;
  --brand-100: #F5E4FB;
  --brand-200: #ECC2F9;
  --brand-300: #E193FB;
  --brand-400: #d25df9;
  --brand-500: #C327F7;
  --brand-600: #B309EC;
  --brand-700: #9507C5;
  --brand-800: #78069D;
  --brand-900: #570972;
  --brand-950: #370647;
  --brand: #d25df9;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d25df9

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#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E1C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#874B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#66C804
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5D057B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8E6FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#201424
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 #d25df9

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#84F95D
Analogous left#845DF9
Analogous right#F95DD2
Split-complement 1#D2F95D
Split-complement 2#5DF984
Triadic 1#F9D25D
Triadic 2#5DF9D2
Tetradic#F9845D

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green36.5%
Blue97.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.7%
Magenta62.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.4%

Color previews

#d25df9 text on a black background

contrast 6.67:1

Card sample

#d25df9 text on a white background

contrast 3.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d25df9;
Background color
Panel with #d25df9 background
background-color: #d25df9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d25df9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 93, 249, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 93, 249, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d25df9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d25df9, #F95DB8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d25df9

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.

#d25df9 in the real world

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

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#d25df9, answered

What color is #d25df9?

#d25df9 is a light electric violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 285° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d25df9?

rgb(210, 93, 249) — 210 red, 93 green and 249 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 36.5% / 97.6% by channel.

Is #d25df9 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2837 and perceived brightness is 62%, so black text on it reaches 6.67:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d25df9?

Black. It scores 6.67:1 against #d25df9, versus 3.15:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d25df9?

#84F95D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D2F95D and #5DF984, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d25df9?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E1C0ED for borders, #874B9B for secondary text, #66C804 as an accent and #5D057B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #845DF9 and #F95DD2 stays calm, while #84F95D is the loudest partner.

What is #d25df9 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 63%, 0%, 2%). 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 #d25df9 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F95DE7; nudged cooler, #995BFB.

Work with #d25df9 in the Color Lab