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#D6AADA Color

#D6AADA is rgb(214, 170, 218) in RGB, hsl(295, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6AADA
HEX#D6AADA
RGBrgb(214, 170, 218)
HSLhsl(295, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(295, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.082 323.6)
LABlab(74.84% 22.68 -17.98)
LCHlch(74.84% 28.94 321.59)

What #D6AADA 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 #D6AADA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.03Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.2Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.37Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.45Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 6.5Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.21

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

#D6AADA Channel Values

How #D6AADA 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 170 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6AADA 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6AADA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6AADA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6AADA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D6AADA
Complementary
#AEDAAA
Analogous
#BEAADA
Analogous
#DAAAC6
Triadic
#DAD6AA
Triadic
#AADAD6
Split comp.
#C6DAAA
Split comp.
#AADABE

Tints & Shades of #D6AADA

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

#DBB5DE
#E0BFE3
#E5CAE8
#ECD8EE
#F1E3F3
#F6EDF7

Shades

#C486CA
#B25FB9
#9846A0
#76367C
#542759
#2F1632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6AADA.

How #D6AADA 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#D6AADA
Protanopia#B3B3DA
Protanomaly#C2AFDA
Deuteranopia#BABAD9
Deuteranomaly#C6B4D9
Tritanopia#D1B1B1
Tritanomaly#D3AEC3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D6AADA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6aada: #D6AADA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6AADA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6aada': '#D6AADA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.667, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_d6aada">#D6AADA</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6AADA"

More Pink Colors

#D6AADA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D6AADA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6AADA?

#D6AADA is a light pink — rgb(214, 170, 218) in RGB and hsl(295, 39%, 76%) 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 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #D6AADA?

#D6AADA is rgb(214, 170, 218) — red 214, green 170, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6AADA?

#D6AADA converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6AADA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6AADA scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6AADA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6AADA 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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