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#D69BE4 Color

#D69BE4 is rgb(214, 155, 228) in RGB, hsl(288, 57%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D69BE4
HEX#D69BE4
RGBrgb(214, 155, 228)
HSLhsl(288, 57%, 75%)
HSVhsv(288, 32%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.12 319.8)
LABlab(71.67% 31.82 -28.22)
LCHlch(71.67% 42.54 318.43)

What #D69BE4 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 #D69BE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.74Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.6Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.94Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.81Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.98Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.02

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

#D69BE4 Channel Values

How #D69BE4 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 214 · G 155 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 57% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 32% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D69BE4 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D69BE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D69BE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D69BE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D69BE4
Complementary
#A9E49B
Analogous
#B19BE4
Analogous
#E49BCE
Triadic
#E4D59B
Triadic
#9BE4D5
Split comp.
#CEE49B
Split comp.
#9BE4B1

Tints & Shades of #D69BE4

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

#DAA7E7
#E1B7EB
#E6C3EF
#EBCFF2
#F0DBF5
#F7EBFA

Shades

#C473D9
#B34BCE
#9A31B4
#742588
#521A60
#300F38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D69BE4.

How #D69BE4 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#D69BE4
Protanopia#A7A7E4
Protanomaly#BCA2E4
Deuteranopia#B1B1E3
Deuteranomaly#C1A9E3
Tritanopia#CEA7A7
Tritanomaly#D1A2C2
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D69BE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d69be4: #D69BE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D69BE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d69be4': '#D69BE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.608, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_d69be4">#D69BE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#D69BE4"

More Purple Colors

#D69BE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D69BE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D69BE4?

#D69BE4 is a light purple — rgb(214, 155, 228) in RGB and hsl(288, 57%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #D69BE4?

#D69BE4 is rgb(214, 155, 228) — red 214, green 155, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D69BE4?

#D69BE4 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D69BE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D69BE4 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D69BE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D69BE4 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 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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