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#D1AEFE Color

#D1AEFE is rgb(209, 174, 254) in RGB, hsl(266, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 0%) 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.

#D1AEFE
HEX#D1AEFE
RGBrgb(209, 174, 254)
HSLhsl(266, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(266, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.116 304)
LABlab(76.40% 24.49 -35.09)
LCHlch(76.40% 42.79 304.91)

What #D1AEFE 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 #D1AEFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.68Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.18Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.11Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.91Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 14.32

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

#D1AEFE Channel Values

How #D1AEFE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1AEFE 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 text11.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D1AEFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D1AEFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1AEFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D1AEFE
Complementary
#DCFEAE
Analogous
#AEB4FE
Analogous
#F9AEFE
Triadic
#FED1AE
Triadic
#AEFED1
Split comp.
#FEF9AE
Split comp.
#B4FEAE

Tints & Shades of #D1AEFE

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

#D7B8FE
#DCC2FE
#E2CDFE
#E8D7FF
#EEE1FF
#F3EBFF

Shades

#B177FE
#8F3AFD
#6F03FC
#5402C0
#3C0188
#21014C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1AEFE.

How #D1AEFE 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#D1AEFE
Protanopia#B5B5FE
Protanomaly#C1B2FE
Deuteranopia#BBBBFD
Deuteranomaly#C4B6FE
Tritanopia#C6BBBB
Tritanomaly#CBB6D9
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1AEFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1aefe: #D1AEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1AEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1aefe': '#D1AEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.682, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_d1aefe">#D1AEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1AEFE"

More Purple Colors

#D1AEFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D1AEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1AEFE?

#D1AEFE is a lightest purple — rgb(209, 174, 254) in RGB and hsl(266, 98%, 84%) 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 #D1AEFE?

#D1AEFE is rgb(209, 174, 254) — red 209, green 174, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1AEFE?

#D1AEFE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1AEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1AEFE scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1AEFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1AEFE 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 14.97, which is visibly different.

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