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#D3B6C4 Color

#D3B6C4 is rgb(211, 182, 196) in RGB, hsl(331, 25%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3B6C4
HEX#D3B6C4
RGBrgb(211, 182, 196)
HSLhsl(331, 25%, 77%)
HSVhsv(331, 14%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.038 347.3)
LABlab(76.91% 12.49 -3.06)
LCHlch(76.91% 12.86 346.22)

What #D3B6C4 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 #D3B6C4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.4Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.85Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 7.95Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.23Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.88Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.42

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

#D3B6C4 Channel Values

How #D3B6C4 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 182 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 25% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 14% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 7% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3B6C4 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3B6C4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3B6C4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3B6C4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D3B6C4
Complementary
#B6D3C5
Analogous
#D3B6D3
Analogous
#D3B6B6
Triadic
#C4D3B6
Triadic
#B6C4D3
Split comp.
#B6D3B6
Split comp.
#B6D3D3

Tints & Shades of #D3B6C4

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

#D9BFCC
#DEC9D3
#E4D2DB
#EADCE3
#F0E6EA
#F5EFF2

Shades

#C096AA
#AB738E
#935874
#704359
#50303F
#2D1B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3B6C4.

How #D3B6C4 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#D3B6C4
Protanopia#BBBBC4
Protanomaly#C5B9C4
Deuteranopia#C0C0C3
Deuteranomaly#C8BCC4
Tritanopia#D1B8B8
Tritanomaly#D2B7BD
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3B6C4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3b6c4: #D3B6C4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3B6C4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3b6c4': '#D3B6C4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.714, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_d3b6c4">#D3B6C4</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3B6C4"

More Pink Colors

#D3B6C4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D3B6C4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3B6C4?

#D3B6C4 is a light pink — rgb(211, 182, 196) in RGB and hsl(331, 25%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #D3B6C4?

#D3B6C4 is rgb(211, 182, 196) — red 211, green 182, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3B6C4?

#D3B6C4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3B6C4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3B6C4 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3B6C4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3B6C4 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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