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#D4BEF8 Color

#D4BEF8 is rgb(212, 190, 248) in RGB, hsl(263, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 3%) 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 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4BEF8
HEX#D4BEF8
RGBrgb(212, 190, 248)
HSLhsl(263, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(263, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.083 302)
LABlab(80.32% 16.31 -25.88)
LCHlch(80.32% 30.59 302.21)

What #D4BEF8 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 #D4BEF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.65Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.09Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.6Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.33Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.4Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.74

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

#D4BEF8 Channel Values

How #D4BEF8 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 190 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4BEF8 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4BEF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4BEF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4BEF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4BEF8
Complementary
#E2F8BE
Analogous
#BEC5F8
Analogous
#F1BEF8
Triadic
#F8D5BE
Triadic
#BEF8D5
Split comp.
#F8F1BE
Split comp.
#C5F8BE

Tints & Shades of #D4BEF8

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

#DBC8F9
#DECCFA
#E4D5FB
#EADFFC
#F0E8FD
#F3EDFD

Shades

#B087F2
#8F54ED
#6A1DE7
#5113B4
#380D7D
#21084A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4BEF8.

How #D4BEF8 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#D4BEF8
Protanopia#C2C2F8
Protanomaly#C9C0F8
Deuteranopia#C6C6F8
Deuteranomaly#CCC3F8
Tritanopia#CCC7C7
Tritanomaly#CFC3DC
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4BEF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4bef8: #D4BEF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4BEF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4bef8': '#D4BEF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.745, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_d4bef8">#D4BEF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4BEF8"

More Purple Colors

#D4BEF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4BEF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4BEF8?

#D4BEF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(212, 190, 248) in RGB and hsl(263, 81%, 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 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #D4BEF8?

#D4BEF8 is rgb(212, 190, 248) — red 212, green 190, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4BEF8?

#D4BEF8 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4BEF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4BEF8 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4BEF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4BEF8 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 16.47, which is visibly different.

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