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#D5AAFE Color

#D5AAFE is rgb(213, 170, 254) in RGB, hsl(271, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 33%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5AAFE
HEX#D5AAFE
RGBrgb(213, 170, 254)
HSLhsl(271, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(271, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 33%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.124 307.3)
LABlab(75.84% 27.83 -35.91)
LCHlch(75.84% 45.43 307.78)

What #D5AAFE 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 #D5AAFE, 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.

#D5AAFE Channel Values

How #D5AAFE 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 213 · G 170 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5AAFE 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5AAFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5AAFE; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D5AAFE

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 #D5AAFE.

How #D5AAFE 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#D5AAFE
Protanopia#B2B2FE
Protanomaly#C1AFFE
Deuteranopia#BABAFD
Deuteranomaly#C5B4FE
Tritanopia#CAB7B7
Tritanomaly#CEB2D7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5AAFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d5aafe: #D5AAFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5AAFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5aafe': '#D5AAFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.667, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_d5aafe">#D5AAFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5AAFE"

More Purple Colors

#D5AAFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5AAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5AAFE?

#D5AAFE is a lightest purple — rgb(213, 170, 254) in RGB and hsl(271, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #D5AAFE?

#D5AAFE is rgb(213, 170, 254) — red 213, green 170, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5AAFE?

#D5AAFE converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 33%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5AAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5AAFE scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5AAFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5AAFE 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 14.61, which is visibly different.

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