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#D3AAEE Color

#D3AAEE is rgb(211, 170, 238) in RGB, hsl(276, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3AAEE
HEX#D3AAEE
RGBrgb(211, 170, 238)
HSLhsl(276, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(276, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.104 311.5)
LABlab(75.14% 24.63 -28.40)
LCHlch(75.14% 37.59 310.93)

What #D3AAEE 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 #D3AAEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.5Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.61Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.49Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.11Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.43Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.44

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

#D3AAEE Channel Values

How #D3AAEE 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 211 · G 170 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 67% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3AAEE 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3AAEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3AAEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3AAEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D3AAEE
Complementary
#C5EEAA
Analogous
#B1AAEE
Analogous
#EEAAE7
Triadic
#EED3AA
Triadic
#AAEED3
Split comp.
#E7EEAA
Split comp.
#AAEEB1

Tints & Shades of #D3AAEE

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

#D9B7F1
#DEBFF2
#E5CCF5
#E9D4F7
#F0E1F9
#F4EAFB

Shades

#BB7BE5
#A24CDC
#8828C8
#6B1F9E
#4B166F
#2B0D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3AAEE.

How #D3AAEE 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#D3AAEE
Protanopia#B2B2EE
Protanomaly#C0AFEE
Deuteranopia#B9B9ED
Deuteranomaly#C4B3ED
Tritanopia#CAB4B4
Tritanomaly#CEB0CE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3AAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3aaee: #D3AAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3AAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3aaee': '#D3AAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.667, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_d3aaee">#D3AAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3AAEE"

More Purple Colors

#D3AAEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D3AAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3AAEE?

#D3AAEE is a lightest purple — rgb(211, 170, 238) in RGB and hsl(276, 67%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #D3AAEE?

#D3AAEE is rgb(211, 170, 238) — red 211, green 170, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3AAEE?

#D3AAEE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3AAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3AAEE scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3AAEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3AAEE 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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