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#D4B3FE Color

#D4B3FE is rgb(212, 179, 254) in RGB, hsl(266, 97%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4B3FE
HEX#D4B3FE
RGBrgb(212, 179, 254)
HSLhsl(266, 97%, 85%)
HSVhsv(266, 30%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.109 304.3)
LABlab(77.86% 22.89 -32.83)
LCHlch(77.86% 40.02 304.89)

What #D4B3FE 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 #D4B3FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.63Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.55Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.63Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.35Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 14.22Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 15.14

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

#D4B3FE Channel Values

How #D4B3FE 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 179 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 97% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 30% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4B3FE 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4B3FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4B3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4B3FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4B3FE
Complementary
#DEFEB4
Analogous
#B4B9FE
Analogous
#F9B4FE
Triadic
#FED4B4
Triadic
#B4FED4
Split comp.
#FEF9B4
Split comp.
#B9FEB4

Tints & Shades of #D4B3FE

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

#DABEFE
#DFC8FE
#E5D2FE
#E8D7FE
#EEE1FF
#F3EBFF

Shades

#B177FD
#9240FC
#6F04FB
#5703C4
#3C0288
#240150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4B3FE.

How #D4B3FE 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#D4B3FE
Protanopia#B9B9FE
Protanomaly#C4B7FE
Deuteranopia#BFBFFD
Deuteranomaly#C8BAFE
Tritanopia#CABFBF
Tritanomaly#CEBADB
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4B3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4b3fe: #D4B3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4B3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4b3fe': '#D4B3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.702, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_d4b3fe">#D4B3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4B3FE"

More Purple Colors

#D4B3FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4B3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4B3FE?

#D4B3FE is a lightest purple — rgb(212, 179, 254) in RGB and hsl(266, 97%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #D4B3FE?

#D4B3FE is rgb(212, 179, 254) — red 212, green 179, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4B3FE?

#D4B3FE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4B3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4B3FE scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4B3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4B3FE 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 14.22, which is visibly different.

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