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#D299DB Color

#D299DB is rgb(210, 153, 219) in RGB, hsl(292, 48%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D299DB
HEX#D299DB
RGBrgb(210, 153, 219)
HSLhsl(292, 48%, 73%)
HSVhsv(292, 30%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.111 321.8)
LABlab(70.50% 30.18 -25.11)
LCHlch(70.50% 39.26 320.24)

What #D299DB 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 #D299DB, 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.

#D299DB Channel Values

How #D299DB 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 153 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 48% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 30% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D299DB 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D299DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D299DB; 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 #D299DB

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 #D299DB.

How #D299DB 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#D299DB
Protanopia#A5A5DB
Protanomaly#B9A0DB
Deuteranopia#AFAFDA
Deuteranomaly#BEA6DA
Tritanopia#CBA3A3
Tritanomaly#CE9FBC
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D299DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d299db: #D299DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D299DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d299db': '#D299DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.600, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_d299db">#D299DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#D299DB"

More Pink Colors

#D299DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D299DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D299DB?

#D299DB is a light pink — rgb(210, 153, 219) in RGB and hsl(292, 48%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.38.

What is the RGB value of #D299DB?

#D299DB is rgb(210, 153, 219) — red 210, green 153, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D299DB?

#D299DB converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D299DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D299DB scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D299DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D299DB 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 4.38, which is very hard to tell apart.

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