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#d2a7cd

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

RGB
210, 167, 205
HSL
307°, 32%, 74%
CMYK
0, 21, 2, 18
Luminance
0.4575

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2a7cd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2a7cd
Hue
307°
magenta / pink
Saturation
32%
soft
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4575
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
10.15:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 5.6
Where it sits
Hue307° of 360°
Saturation32%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% 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#d2a7cd
RGBrgb(210, 167, 205)
HSLhsl(307, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 18%)
LABlab(73.4 22.1 -13.3)
LCHlch(73.4 25.8 329.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.779 0.071 330.1)
Decimal13805517
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.655 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d2a7cd;
background-color: #d2a7cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2a7cd] bg-[#d2a7cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2a7cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.655, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d2a7cd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2A7CD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 167, 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 #d2a7cd · 10.15:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.07:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.15:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2a7cd as text scores 2.07:1 on white and 10.15:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2a7cd on white: 2.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2a7cd on black: 10.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A6B1CF
deuteranopia · #AFB6CB
tritanopia · #D6A9B4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2a7cd is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F5F9
#F4ECF3
#E7D4E5
#d2a7cd
#C690C0
#B36BAB
#A25399
#87457F
#6C3766
#4F2B4B
#321B2F
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F9F5F9Darkest = 950 · #321B2F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F5F9;
  --brand-100: #F4ECF3;
  --brand-200: #E7D4E5;
  --brand-300: #d2a7cd;
  --brand-400: #C690C0;
  --brand-500: #B36BAB;
  --brand-600: #A25399;
  --brand-700: #87457F;
  --brand-800: #6C3766;
  --brand-900: #4F2B4B;
  --brand-950: #321B2F;
  --brand: #d2a7cd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d2a7cd

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#FAF5F9
Tinted page background
Border#E3C9E0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#984E8F
Captions on the surface
Accent#4B8C40
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#542B50
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6EEF5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241423
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 #d2a7cd

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#A7D2AC
Analogous left#C1A7D2
Analogous right#D2A7B7
Split-complement 1#B7D2A7
Split-complement 2#A7D2C1
Triadic 1#CDD2A7
Triadic 2#A7CDD2
Tetradic#D2C1A7

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green65.5%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.5%
Yellow2.4%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#d2a7cd text on a black background

contrast 10.15:1

Card sample

#d2a7cd text on a white background

contrast 2.07:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2a7cd;
Background color
Panel with #d2a7cd background
background-color: #d2a7cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2a7cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 167, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 167, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2a7cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2a7cd, #D2A7B0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2a7cd

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.

#d2a7cd 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.

#d2a7cd, answered

What color is #d2a7cd?

#d2a7cd is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 5.6). It sits at 307° on the hue wheel with 32% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #d2a7cd?

rgb(210, 167, 205) — 210 red, 167 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 65.5% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #d2a7cd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4575 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 10.15:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2a7cd?

Black. It scores 10.15:1 against #d2a7cd, versus 2.07:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d2a7cd?

#A7D2AC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B7D2A7 and #A7D2C1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2a7cd?

For interface work: #FAF5F9 as the surface, #E3C9E0 for borders, #984E8F for secondary text, #4B8C40 as an accent and #542B50 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C1A7D2 and #D2A7B7 stays calm, while #A7D2AC is the loudest partner.

What is #d2a7cd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d2a7cd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D2A7BD; nudged cooler, #C8A6D3.

Work with #d2a7cd in the Color Lab