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#D355EC

#D355EC is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 82.7% red, 33.3% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 80% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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6.28:1 AA
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This color as text on black

6.28:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D355EC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#D355EC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #D355EC?

#D355EC is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 82.7% red, 33.3% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 80% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #D355EC in RGB?

#D355EC is rgb(211, 85, 236): 211 red, 85 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #D355EC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(11, 64, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #D355EC?

PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #D355EC?

Its complement #22A214 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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