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#D3B1ED Color

#D3B1ED is rgb(211, 177, 237) in RGB, hsl(274, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 25%, 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 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3B1ED
HEX#D3B1ED
RGBrgb(211, 177, 237)
HSLhsl(274, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(274, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.09 310.1)
LABlab(76.77% 20.88 -25.38)
LCHlch(76.77% 32.87 309.44)

What #D3B1ED 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 #D3B1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.09Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.22Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.08Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.55Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.95Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.23

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

#D3B1ED Channel Values

How #D3B1ED 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 177 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3B1ED 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3B1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3B1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3B1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D3B1ED
Complementary
#CAEDB0
Analogous
#B4B0ED
Analogous
#EDB0E9
Triadic
#EDD3B0
Triadic
#B0EDD3
Split comp.
#E9EDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDB4

Tints & Shades of #D3B1ED

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

#D7B8EF
#DEC5F2
#E3CDF4
#EADAF7
#EFE2F8
#F6EEFB

Shades

#B982E3
#9F55D8
#852DC8
#66239A
#48196C
#290E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3B1ED.

How #D3B1ED 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#D3B1ED
Protanopia#B7B7ED
Protanomaly#C3B5ED
Deuteranopia#BDBDEC
Deuteranomaly#C6B8ED
Tritanopia#CBBABA
Tritanomaly#CEB6D0
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3B1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3b1ed: #D3B1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3B1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3b1ed': '#D3B1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.694, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d3b1ed">#D3B1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3B1ED"

More Purple Colors

#D3B1ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D3B1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3B1ED?

#D3B1ED is a lightest purple — rgb(211, 177, 237) in RGB and hsl(274, 63%, 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #D3B1ED?

#D3B1ED is rgb(211, 177, 237) — red 211, green 177, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3B1ED?

#D3B1ED converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3B1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3B1ED scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3B1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3B1ED 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 10.95, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.