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#D28BDA Color

#D28BDA is rgb(210, 139, 218) in RGB, hsl(294, 52%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D28BDA
HEX#D28BDA
RGBrgb(210, 139, 218)
HSLhsl(294, 52%, 70%)
HSVhsv(294, 36%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.135 323.2)
LABlab(67.35% 37.21 -29.37)
LCHlch(67.35% 47.40 321.72)

What #D28BDA 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 #D28BDA, 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 pink in the library.

#D28BDA Channel Values

How #D28BDA 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 210 · G 139 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 52% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 36% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D28BDA 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D28BDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D28BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D28BDA; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D28BDA

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 #D28BDA.

How #D28BDA 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#D28BDA
Protanopia#9A9ADA
Protanomaly#B394DA
Deuteranopia#A7A7D9
Deuteranomaly#BA9DD9
Tritanopia#CA9898
Tritanomaly#CD93B6
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D28BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d28bda: #D28BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D28BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d28bda': '#D28BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.545, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_d28bda">#D28BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D28BDA"

More Pink Colors

#D28BDA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D28BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D28BDA?

#D28BDA is a light pink — rgb(210, 139, 218) in RGB and hsl(294, 52%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #D28BDA?

#D28BDA is rgb(210, 139, 218) — red 210, green 139, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D28BDA?

#D28BDA converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D28BDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D28BDA scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D28BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D28BDA 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 11.67, which is visibly different.

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