Close to Electric Purple
#D017FC
#D017FC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 81.6% red, 9% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 97% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D017FC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.21:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.21:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D017FC as they’d see it.
#D017FC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #D017FC
What color is #D017FC?
#D017FC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 81.6% red, 9% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 97% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D017FC in RGB?
#D017FC is rgb(208, 23, 252): 208 red, 23 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D017FC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(17, 91, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D017FC?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #D017FC?
Its complement #25920B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.