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#D855FF closest to Flaming Flamingo

#D855FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Flaming Flamingo. In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 33.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(216, 85, 255)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 100% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #D855FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.66:1.

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Variations of #D855FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D855FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D855FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D855FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5A95FB
  • Protanopia 50% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0089FF
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7680FF
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5A95FB
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F84FD
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D775A4
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D964DB
  • Achromatopsia 49% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A785B5

#D855FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.15:1 Poor#D855FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.66:1 Good#D855FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D855FF in CSS

/* Flaming Flamingo */
.color { color: #D855FF; }
.background { background-color: #D855FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D855FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(216 85 255);
color: hsl(286 100% 67%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.255 317.5);

#D855FF FAQ

What color is #D855FF?

#D855FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #D855FF?

#D855FF is rgb(216, 85, 255) in RGB, hsl(286, 100%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 67%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D855FF?

The complementary color of #D855FF is #7CFF55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D855FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #D855FF: 6.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D855FF a warm or cool color?

#D855FF is a cool color.