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#D5BCFA Color

#D5BCFA is rgb(213, 188, 250) in RGB, hsl(264, 86%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 2%) 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 9.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5BCFA
HEX#D5BCFA
RGBrgb(213, 188, 250)
HSLhsl(264, 86%, 86%)
HSVhsv(264, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.089 303)
LABlab(79.98% 17.97 -27.45)
LCHlch(79.98% 32.81 303.22)

What #D5BCFA 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 #D5BCFA, 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.

#D5BCFA Channel Values

How #D5BCFA 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 188 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 86% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5BCFA 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 text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5BCFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5BCFA; 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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Tints & Shades of #D5BCFA

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 #D5BCFA.

How #D5BCFA 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#D5BCFA
Protanopia#C1C1FA
Protanomaly#C9BFFA
Deuteranopia#C5C5F9
Deuteranomaly#CBC1FA
Tritanopia#CDC5C5
Tritanomaly#D0C2DC
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5BCFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d5bcfa: #D5BCFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5BCFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5bcfa': '#D5BCFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.737, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_d5bcfa">#D5BCFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5BCFA"

More Purple Colors

#D5BCFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5BCFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5BCFA?

#D5BCFA is a lightest purple — rgb(213, 188, 250) in RGB and hsl(264, 86%, 86%) 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 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #D5BCFA?

#D5BCFA is rgb(213, 188, 250) — red 213, green 188, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5BCFA?

#D5BCFA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5BCFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5BCFA scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5BCFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5BCFA 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 15.39, which is visibly different.

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