Purple Pink #D725DE
Purple Pink is a medium-light, vivid purple with hex code #D725DE and RGB rgb(215, 37, 222).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.20:1).
About this color
#D725DE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.274 and its hue 326°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Purple Pink. Black text reads best on it, at 5.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.274) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purple Pink |
| Black text | 5.20:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Colors that go with Purple Pink
Matches found by rotating Purple Pink around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Purple Pink
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Purple Pink, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Purple Pink yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Purple Pink, with their ΔE distance.
- Pink Purple #EF1DE7 ΔE 0.047
- Hot Purple #CB00F5 ΔE 0.050
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.066
- Hot Magenta #F504C9 ΔE 0.068
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.073
- Bright Magenta #FF08E8 ΔE 0.076
- Bright Purple #BE03FD ΔE 0.076
More about Purple Pink
How to make Purple Pink
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts purple
- 3 parts white
- 1 part pink
Recipe result: #AA64C4, a difference of ΔE 0.125 from Purple Pink. Purple Pink is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Purple Pink in every format
| HEX | #D725DE |
| RGB | rgb(215, 37, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 74%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.274 326.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #D725DE | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #D725DE | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #D725DE text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #D725DE text on black | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Purple Pink
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FCF2FC
oklch(97.2% 0.017 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F8E1F8
oklch(93.5% 0.039 325.9)
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Step 200
200
#F4C9F4
oklch(88.6% 0.074 326.2)
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Step 300
300
#EEA1EE
oklch(80.9% 0.134 326.7)
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Step 400
400
#E266E6
oklch(70.7% 0.215 326.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#D725DE
oklch(63.2% 0.274 326.4)
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Step 600
600
#B900C0
oklch(55.6% 0.258 326.4)
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Step 700
700
#9C00A2
oklch(49% 0.228 326.4)
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Step 800
800
#810086
oklch(42.7% 0.198 326.4)
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Step 900
900
#6D0071
oklch(37.8% 0.175 326.5)
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Step 950
950
#400743
oklch(27% 0.113 325.9)
Purple Pink with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0071E3 | 0.285 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5986DA | 0.248 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #DD4C86 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.276 |
Use Purple Pink in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.