#d42cae Color Information

#d42cae Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #d42cae. In RGB, it consists of 83.1% Red, 17.3% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 79.2% Magenta, 17.9% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 313.6°, with saturation of 66.1% and lightness of 50.2%. The decimal value for #d42cae is 13905070, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #d42cae is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#d42cae Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color212, 44, 174 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color83.1%, 17.3%, 68.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.169, 0.827, 0.318 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.792, 0.179, 0.169 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color313.6°, 66.1%, 50.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color313.6°, 79.2%, 83.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.692, 18.854, 41.803 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color212, 44, 174 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13905070 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color50.516, 74.020, -30.676 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)50.516, 80.125, 337.489 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color50.516, 81.282, -56.530 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color43.422, 70.737, -26.684 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.370, 0.196, 18.854 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292095150 / 0xffd42cae Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3399 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #d42cae

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #d42cae, its pure hue is 313.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.1%, and its lightness is 50.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #d42cae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b0616 to #ba2798.

Tints of #d42cae

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #d42cae, its pure hue is 313.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.1%, and its lightness is 50.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #d42cae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d946b8 to #fae5f5.

Tones of #d42cae

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #d42cae, its pure hue is 313.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #d42cae, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff01c6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #d42cae

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #d42cae! For #d42cae, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #d42cae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #d42cae

This color, #d42cae, consists of 83.1% Red, 17.3% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 212, Green = 44, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #d42cae is 0% Cyan, 79.2% Magenta, 17.9% Yellow, and 16.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R83.1%
C0.0%
G17.3%
M79.2%
B68.2%
Y17.9%
K16.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 212 44 174
Octal 324 54 256
Hexa #d4 #2c #ae
Binary 11010100 00101100 10101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 79 17 16
Octal 0 117 21 20
Hexa #00 #4f #11 #10
Binary 00000000 01001111 00010001 00010000

Analogous Colors of #d42cae

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #d42cae — which has hue 313.6° — its analogous colors are located at 283.6° and 343.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d42cae.

Triadic Colors of #d42cae

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #d42cae — which has hue 313.6° — its triadic colors are located at 73.6° and 313.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d42cae.

Complementary Color of #d42cae

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #d42cae — which has hue 313.6° — its complementary color is located at 133.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d42cae.

Split Complementary Colors of #d42cae

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #d42cae — which has hue 313.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 103.6° and 313.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d42cae.

Tetradic Colors of #d42cae

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #d42cae — which has hue 313.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 223.6°, 313.6°, 43.6°, and 133.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d42cae.

Monochromatic Colors of #d42cae

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #d42cae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #602152 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f48bdc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #d42cae

We want to make getting started with #d42cae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #d42cae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #d42cae can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #d42cae with other HTML elements.

#d42cae Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #d42cae.
<span style="color: #d42cae;">The color of this text is #d42cae.</span>

#d42cae Background Color

The background color for this text is #d42cae.
<div style="background-color: #d42cae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #d42cae.</div>

#d42cae Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #d42cae.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #d42cae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #d42cae.</span>

#d42cae Border Color

This is a div with border color #d42cae.
<div style="border: #d42cae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #d42cae.</div>

#d42cae Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #d42cae on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #d42cae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #d42cae on a white background.</div></div>

#d42cae Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #d42cae on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #d42cae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #d42cae on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #d42cae to White

This is a gradient from #d42cae to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#d42cae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#d42cae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#d42cae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#d42cae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #d42cae to white.</div>

Gradient from #d42cae to Black

This is a gradient from #d42cae to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#d42cae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#d42cae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#d42cae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#d42cae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #d42cae to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #d42cae

In addition to using #d42cae on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #d42cae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #d42cae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 212, Green = 44, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #d42cae in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #d42cae
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(212, 44, 174)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #d42cae; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #d42cae; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #d42cae; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(212, 44, 174);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#d42cae")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:212, green:44, blue:174, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:212 green:44 blue:174 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(212f, 44f, 174f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(212, 44, 174);
 

#d42cae Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #d42cae the same way. For those with color blindness, #d42cae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #d42cae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #d42cae is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #d42cae looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #d42cae will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #d42cae is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #d42cae would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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