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#D3BCFA Color

#D3BCFA is rgb(211, 188, 250) in RGB, hsl(262, 86%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), visibly different at ΔE 10.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3BCFA
HEX#D3BCFA
RGBrgb(211, 188, 250)
HSLhsl(262, 86%, 86%)
HSVhsv(262, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.089 301.5)
LABlab(79.81% 17.31 -27.74)
LCHlch(79.81% 32.70 301.97)

What #D3BCFA 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 #D3BCFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D3BCFA Channel Values

How #D3BCFA 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 188 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 86% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3BCFA 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3BCFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3BCFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D3BCFA

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3BCFA.

How #D3BCFA 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#D3BCFA
Protanopia#C0C0FA
Protanomaly#C8BFFA
Deuteranopia#C4C4FA
Deuteranomaly#CAC1FA
Tritanopia#CAC5C5
Tritanomaly#CEC2DC
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3BCFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3bcfa: #D3BCFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3BCFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3bcfa': '#D3BCFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.737, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_d3bcfa">#D3BCFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3BCFA"

More Purple Colors

#D3BCFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3BCFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3BCFA?

#D3BCFA is a lightest purple — rgb(211, 188, 250) in RGB and hsl(262, 86%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.19.

What is the RGB value of #D3BCFA?

#D3BCFA is rgb(211, 188, 250) — red 211, green 188, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3BCFA?

#D3BCFA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3BCFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3BCFA scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3BCFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3BCFA 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 15.97, which is visibly different.

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