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#D0AEE5 Color

#D0AEE5 is rgb(208, 174, 229) in RGB, hsl(277, 51%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0AEE5
HEX#D0AEE5
RGBrgb(208, 174, 229)
HSLhsl(277, 51%, 79%)
HSVhsv(277, 24%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.084 312.3)
LABlab(75.53% 20.17 -22.97)
LCHlch(75.53% 30.57 311.29)

What #D0AEE5 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 #D0AEE5, 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 purple in the library.

#D0AEE5 Channel Values

How #D0AEE5 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 174 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 51% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 24% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0AEE5 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0AEE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0AEE5; 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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Tints & Shades of #D0AEE5

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

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How #D0AEE5 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#D0AEE5
Protanopia#B4B4E5
Protanomaly#C0B2E5
Deuteranopia#BABAE4
Deuteranomaly#C3B5E5
Tritanopia#C9B6B6
Tritanomaly#CCB3CB
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #D0AEE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d0aee5: #D0AEE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0AEE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0aee5': '#D0AEE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.682, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_d0aee5">#D0AEE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0AEE5"

More Purple Colors

#D0AEE5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0AEE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0AEE5?

#D0AEE5 is a light purple — rgb(208, 174, 229) in RGB and hsl(277, 51%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #D0AEE5?

#D0AEE5 is rgb(208, 174, 229) — red 208, green 174, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0AEE5?

#D0AEE5 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0AEE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D0AEE5 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0AEE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0AEE5 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 10.76, which is visibly different.

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