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#D4AFEF Color

#D4AFEF is rgb(212, 175, 239) in RGB, hsl(275, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4AFEF
HEX#D4AFEF
RGBrgb(212, 175, 239)
HSLhsl(275, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(275, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.097 310.5)
LABlab(76.44% 22.55 -26.94)
LCHlch(76.44% 35.13 309.93)

What #D4AFEF 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 #D4AFEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.79Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.37Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.08Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.23Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.44

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

#D4AFEF Channel Values

How #D4AFEF 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 212 · G 175 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4AFEF 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4AFEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4AFEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4AFEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4AFEF
Complementary
#C9EFAE
Analogous
#B3AEEF
Analogous
#EFAEEA
Triadic
#EFD4AE
Triadic
#AEEFD4
Split comp.
#EAEFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFB3

Tints & Shades of #D4AFEF

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

#D8B7F1
#DFC3F3
#E4CCF5
#EBD9F7
#EFE1F9
#F6EEFC

Shades

#BB7FE6
#A250DC
#8828CC
#691F9E
#4A166F
#2B0D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4AFEF.

How #D4AFEF 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#D4AFEF
Protanopia#B6B6EF
Protanomaly#C3B3EF
Deuteranopia#BCBCEE
Deuteranomaly#C6B7EF
Tritanopia#CCB9B9
Tritanomaly#CFB5D1
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4AFEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4afef: #D4AFEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4AFEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4afef': '#D4AFEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.686, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_d4afef">#D4AFEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4AFEF"

More Purple Colors

#D4AFEF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4AFEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4AFEF?

#D4AFEF is a lightest purple — rgb(212, 175, 239) in RGB and hsl(275, 67%, 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #D4AFEF?

#D4AFEF is rgb(212, 175, 239) — red 212, green 175, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4AFEF?

#D4AFEF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4AFEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4AFEF scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4AFEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4AFEF 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 10.08, which is visibly different.

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