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#D1AFEE Color

#D1AFEE is rgb(209, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(272, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1AFEE
HEX#D1AFEE
RGBrgb(209, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(272, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(272, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.094 308.9)
LABlab(76.13% 21.39 -26.91)
LCHlch(76.13% 34.37 308.48)

What #D1AFEE 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 #D1AFEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.17Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.84Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.32Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.39Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.93Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.63

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

#D1AFEE Channel Values

How #D1AFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1AFEE 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D1AFEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D1AFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1AFEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D1AFEE
Complementary
#CCEEAF
Analogous
#B1AFEE
Analogous
#EEAFEC
Triadic
#EED1AF
Triadic
#AFEED1
Split comp.
#ECEEAF
Split comp.
#AFEEB1

Tints & Shades of #D1AFEE

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

#D6B7F0
#DDC4F3
#E2CDF4
#E9D9F7
#EEE2F9
#F5EEFB

Shades

#B681E4
#9B52DA
#802BCA
#62219C
#45176D
#280D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1AFEE.

How #D1AFEE 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#D1AFEE
Protanopia#B5B5EE
Protanomaly#C1B3EE
Deuteranopia#BBBBED
Deuteranomaly#C4B6EE
Tritanopia#C9B9B9
Tritanomaly#CCB5D0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1AFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1afee: #D1AFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1AFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1afee': '#D1AFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d1afee">#D1AFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1AFEE"

More Purple Colors

#D1AFEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D1AFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1AFEE?

#D1AFEE is a lightest purple — rgb(209, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(272, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #D1AFEE?

#D1AFEE is rgb(209, 175, 238) — red 209, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1AFEE?

#D1AFEE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1AFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1AFEE scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1AFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1AFEE 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 10.93, which is visibly different.

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