#D3BAFD Color

#D3BAFD is rgb(211, 186, 253) in RGB, hsl(262, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3BAFD

HEX#D3BAFD

RGBrgb(211, 186, 253)

HSLhsl(262, 94%, 86%)

HSVhsv(262, 26%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.096 301.4)

LABlab(79.41% 18.82 -29.93)

LCHlch(79.41% 35.36 302.16)

What #D3BAFD 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 #D3BAFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.07 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.29 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.86 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.75 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.04 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.68

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

#D3BAFD Channel Values

How #D3BAFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 211 · G 186 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 262° · S 94% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 262° · S 26% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 17% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3BAFD 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3BAFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3BAFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D3BAFD

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

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How #D3BAFD 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#D3BAFD

Protanopia#BFBFFD

Protanomaly#C7BDFD

Deuteranopia#C3C3FC

Deuteranomaly#C9BFFD

Tritanopia#CAC4C4

Tritanomaly#CEC0DD

Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #D3BAFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3bafd: #D3BAFD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3BAFD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3bafd': '#D3BAFD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.729, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_d3bafd">#D3BAFD</color>

SVG fillfill="#D3BAFD"

More Purple Colors

#D3BAFD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#D3BAFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3BAFD?

#D3BAFD is a lightest purple — rgb(211, 186, 253) in RGB and hsl(262, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.07.

What is the RGB value of #D3BAFD?

#D3BAFD is rgb(211, 186, 253) — red 211, green 186, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3BAFD?

#D3BAFD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3BAFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3BAFD scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3BAFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3BAFD 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 15.59, which is visibly different.

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