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#D09ABA Color

#D09ABA is rgb(208, 154, 186) in RGB, hsl(324, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D09ABA
HEX#D09ABA
RGBrgb(208, 154, 186)
HSLhsl(324, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(324, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.077 342.8)
LABlab(69.59% 24.48 -8.32)
LCHlch(69.59% 25.86 341.23)

What #D09ABA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D09ABA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D09ABA Channel Values

How #D09ABA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 154 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 11% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D09ABA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D09ABA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D09ABA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D09ABA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D09ABA.

How #D09ABA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D09ABA
Protanopia#A5A5BA
Protanomaly#B8A1BA
Deuteranopia#AEAEB9
Deuteranomaly#BDA7B9
Tritanopia#CD9F9F
Tritanomaly#CE9DAA
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D09ABA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d09aba: #D09ABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D09ABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d09aba': '#D09ABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.604, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_d09aba">#D09ABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D09ABA"

More Pink Colors

#D09ABA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D09ABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D09ABA?

#D09ABA is a light pink — rgb(208, 154, 186) in RGB and hsl(324, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #D09ABA?

#D09ABA is rgb(208, 154, 186) — red 208, green 154, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D09ABA?

#D09ABA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D09ABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D09ABA scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D09ABA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D09ABA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.28, which is visibly different.

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