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#D2AFEE Color

#D2AFEE is rgb(210, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(273, 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 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D2AFEE
HEX#D2AFEE
RGBrgb(210, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(273, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(273, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.095 309.6)
LABlab(76.23% 21.73 -26.75)
LCHlch(76.23% 34.46 309.08)

What #D2AFEE 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 #D2AFEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.03Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.74Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.14Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.65Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.61Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.45

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

#D2AFEE Channel Values

How #D2AFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · 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
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D2AFEE 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D2AFEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D2AFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D2AFEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D2AFEE
Complementary
#CBEEAF
Analogous
#B2AFEE
Analogous
#EEAFEB
Triadic
#EED2AF
Triadic
#AFEED2
Split comp.
#EBEEAF
Split comp.
#AFEEB2

Tints & Shades of #D2AFEE

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
#DEC4F3
#E2CDF4
#EAD9F7
#EEE2F9
#F5EEFB

Shades

#B781E4
#9D52DA
#822BCA
#64219C
#47176D
#290D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D2AFEE.

How #D2AFEE 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#D2AFEE
Protanopia#B6B6EE
Protanomaly#C2B3EE
Deuteranopia#BCBCED
Deuteranomaly#C5B7EE
Tritanopia#CAB9B9
Tritanomaly#CDB5D0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D2AFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d2afee: #D2AFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D2AFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d2afee': '#D2AFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d2afee">#D2AFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D2AFEE"

More Purple Colors

#D2AFEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D2AFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D2AFEE?

#D2AFEE is a lightest purple — rgb(210, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(273, 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 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #D2AFEE?

#D2AFEE is rgb(210, 175, 238) — red 210, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D2AFEE?

#D2AFEE 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 #D2AFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D2AFEE scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D2AFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D2AFEE 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 10.61, which is visibly different.

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