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#D1BEFE Color

#D1BEFE is rgb(209, 190, 254) in RGB, hsl(258, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1BEFE
HEX#D1BEFE
RGBrgb(209, 190, 254)
HSLhsl(258, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(258, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.09 298)
LABlab(80.24% 16.29 -29.23)
LCHlch(80.24% 33.46 299.14)

What #D1BEFE 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 #D1BEFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.96Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.76Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.8Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.75Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.41Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.49

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

#D1BEFE Channel Values

How #D1BEFE 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 190 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1BEFE 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D1BEFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D1BEFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1BEFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D1BEFE
Complementary
#EBFEBE
Analogous
#BECBFE
Analogous
#F1BEFE
Triadic
#FED1BE
Triadic
#BEFED1
Split comp.
#FEF1BE
Split comp.
#CBFEBE

Tints & Shades of #D1BEFE

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

#D8C8FE
#DCCDFE
#E3D7FE
#E6DCFE
#EDE6FF
#F1EBFF

Shades

#A781FD
#7C45FC
#5209FB
#3E03C9
#2C028D
#190150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D1BEFE.

How #D1BEFE 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#D1BEFE
Protanopia#C1C1FE
Protanomaly#C8C0FE
Deuteranopia#C5C5FE
Deuteranomaly#CAC2FE
Tritanopia#C8C8C8
Tritanomaly#CCC4DF
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1BEFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1befe: #D1BEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1BEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1befe': '#D1BEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.745, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_d1befe">#D1BEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1BEFE"

More Purple Colors

#D1BEFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D1BEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1BEFE?

#D1BEFE is a lightest purple — rgb(209, 190, 254) in RGB and hsl(258, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.96.

What is the RGB value of #D1BEFE?

#D1BEFE is rgb(209, 190, 254) — red 209, green 190, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1BEFE?

#D1BEFE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1BEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1BEFE scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1BEFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1BEFE 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 17.57, which is visibly different.

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