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#D4BDFA Color

#D4BDFA is rgb(212, 189, 250) in RGB, hsl(263, 86%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4BDFA
HEX#D4BDFA
RGBrgb(212, 189, 250)
HSLhsl(263, 86%, 86%)
HSVhsv(263, 24%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.087 301.8)
LABlab(80.14% 17.14 -27.23)
LCHlch(80.14% 32.17 302.19)

What #D4BDFA 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 #D4BDFA, 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.

#D4BDFA Channel Values

How #D4BDFA 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 189 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 86% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 24% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4BDFA 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D4BDFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4BDFA; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D4BDFA

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 #D4BDFA.

How #D4BDFA 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#D4BDFA
Protanopia#C1C1FA
Protanomaly#C9C0FA
Deuteranopia#C5C5FA
Deuteranomaly#CBC2FA
Tritanopia#CCC6C6
Tritanomaly#CFC3DD
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4BDFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4bdfa: #D4BDFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4BDFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4bdfa': '#D4BDFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.741, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_d4bdfa">#D4BDFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4BDFA"

More Purple Colors

#D4BDFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D4BDFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4BDFA?

#D4BDFA is a lightest purple — rgb(212, 189, 250) in RGB and hsl(263, 86%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #D4BDFA?

#D4BDFA is rgb(212, 189, 250) — red 212, green 189, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4BDFA?

#D4BDFA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4BDFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4BDFA scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4BDFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4BDFA 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 16.07, which is visibly different.

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