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#D09ACF Color

#D09ACF is rgb(208, 154, 207) in RGB, hsl(301, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D09ACF
HEX#D09ACF
RGBrgb(208, 154, 207)
HSLhsl(301, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(301, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.095 327.1)
LABlab(70.16% 27.27 -19.06)
LCHlch(70.16% 33.27 325.05)

What #D09ACF 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 #D09ACF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 1.58Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 2.93Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 2.93Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.38Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.53Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.63

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

#D09ACF Channel Values

How #D09ACF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D09ACF 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D09ACF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D09ACF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D09ACF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D09ACF
Complementary
#9AD09B
Analogous
#B69AD0
Analogous
#D09AB4
Triadic
#CFD09A
Triadic
#9ACFD0
Split comp.
#B4D09A
Split comp.
#9AD0B6

Tints & Shades of #D09ACF

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.

Tints

#D6A8D5
#DDB6DC
#E3C4E3
#E8CEE8
#EFDCEE
#F5EAF5

Shades

#BF78BE
#B159AF
#924590
#723671
#50264F
#311730

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D09ACF.

How #D09ACF 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#D09ACF
Protanopia#A5A5CF
Protanomaly#B8A1CF
Deuteranopia#AEAECE
Deuteranomaly#BDA7CE
Tritanopia#CAA2A2
Tritanomaly#CD9FB6
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D09ACF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d09acf: #D09ACF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D09ACF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d09acf': '#D09ACF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.604, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_d09acf">#D09ACF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D09ACF"

More Pink Colors

#D09ACF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D09ACF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D09ACF?

#D09ACF is a light pink — rgb(208, 154, 207) in RGB and hsl(301, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.58.

What is the RGB value of #D09ACF?

#D09ACF is rgb(208, 154, 207) — red 208, green 154, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D09ACF?

#D09ACF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D09ACF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D09ACF scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D09ACF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D09ACF 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 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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