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#D500F9 Material Purple A400
#D500F9 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 83.5% red, 0% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D500F9.
Split complementary
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D500F9 as they’d see it.
#D500F9 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 #D500F9
What color is #D500F9?
#D500F9 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 83.5% red, 0% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D500F9 in RGB?
#D500F9 is rgb(213, 0, 249): 213 red, 0 green, and 249 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D500F9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 100, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D500F9?
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 #D500F9?
Its complement #1E920D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.