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#D1AEFA Color

#D1AEFA is rgb(209, 174, 250) in RGB, hsl(268, 88%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1AEFA
HEX#D1AEFA
RGBrgb(209, 174, 250)
HSLhsl(268, 88%, 83%)
HSVhsv(268, 30%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.111 305.1)
LABlab(76.27% 23.83 -33.15)
LCHlch(76.27% 40.82 305.71)

What #D1AEFA 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 #D1AEFA, 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.

#D1AEFA Channel Values

How #D1AEFA 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 209 · G 174 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 88% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 30% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1AEFA 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D1AEFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1AEFA; 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 #D1AEFA

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1AEFA.

How #D1AEFA 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#D1AEFA
Protanopia#B5B5FA
Protanomaly#C1B2FA
Deuteranopia#BBBBF9
Deuteranomaly#C4B6FA
Tritanopia#C7BABA
Tritanomaly#CBB5D7
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1AEFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1aefa: #D1AEFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1AEFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1aefa': '#D1AEFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.682, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_d1aefa">#D1AEFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1AEFA"

More Purple Colors

#D1AEFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D1AEFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1AEFA?

#D1AEFA is a lightest purple — rgb(209, 174, 250) in RGB and hsl(268, 88%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #D1AEFA?

#D1AEFA is rgb(209, 174, 250) — red 209, green 174, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1AEFA?

#D1AEFA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1AEFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1AEFA scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1AEFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1AEFA 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 13.56, which is visibly different.

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