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#D0BEDA Color

#D0BEDA is rgb(208, 190, 218) in RGB, hsl(279, 27%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0BEDA
HEX#D0BEDA
RGBrgb(208, 190, 218)
HSLhsl(279, 27%, 80%)
HSVhsv(279, 13%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.043 313.7)
LABlab(79.16% 10.37 -11.64)
LCHlch(79.16% 15.59 311.70)

What #D0BEDA 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 #D0BEDA, 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.

#D0BEDA Channel Values

How #D0BEDA 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 190 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 27% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 13% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0BEDA 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0BEDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0BEDA; 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 #D0BEDA

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

Shades

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How #D0BEDA 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#D0BEDA
Protanopia#C1C1DA
Protanomaly#C7C0DA
Deuteranopia#C4C4DA
Deuteranomaly#C9C2DA
Tritanopia#CCC2C2
Tritanomaly#CEC0CC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D0BEDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d0beda: #D0BEDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0BEDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0beda': '#D0BEDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.745, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_d0beda">#D0BEDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0BEDA"

More Purple Colors

#D0BEDA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0BEDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0BEDA?

#D0BEDA is a lightest purple — rgb(208, 190, 218) in RGB and hsl(279, 27%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #D0BEDA?

#D0BEDA is rgb(208, 190, 218) — red 208, green 190, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0BEDA?

#D0BEDA converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0BEDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D0BEDA scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0BEDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0BEDA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 3.35, which is very hard to tell apart.

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