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#D6AEEF Color

#D6AEEF is rgb(214, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(277, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6AEEF
HEX#D6AEEF
RGBrgb(214, 174, 239)
HSLhsl(277, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(277, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.099 312.1)
LABlab(76.40% 23.73 -26.99)
LCHlch(76.40% 35.94 311.33)

What #D6AEEF 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 #D6AEEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.67Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.55Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.17Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.86Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.15

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

#D6AEEF Channel Values

How #D6AEEF 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 174 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6AEEF 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D6AEEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D6AEEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6AEEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D6AEEF
Complementary
#C7EFAE
Analogous
#B6AEEF
Analogous
#EFAEE7
Triadic
#EFD6AE
Triadic
#AEEFD6
Split comp.
#E7EFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFB6

Tints & Shades of #D6AEEF

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

#DAB7F1
#E1C3F3
#E5CCF5
#ECD9F7
#F0E1F9
#F6EEFC

Shades

#BE7FE6
#A750DC
#8E28CC
#6D1F9E
#4D166F
#2C0D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6AEEF.

How #D6AEEF 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#D6AEEF
Protanopia#B6B6EF
Protanomaly#C3B3EF
Deuteranopia#BCBCEE
Deuteranomaly#C7B7EE
Tritanopia#CEB8B8
Tritanomaly#D1B4D0
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #D6AEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d6aeef: #D6AEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6AEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6aeef': '#D6AEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.682, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_d6aeef">#D6AEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6AEEF"

More Purple Colors

#D6AEEF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D6AEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6AEEF?

#D6AEEF is a lightest purple — rgb(214, 174, 239) in RGB and hsl(277, 67%, 81%) 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 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #D6AEEF?

#D6AEEF is rgb(214, 174, 239) — red 214, green 174, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6AEEF?

#D6AEEF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6AEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6AEEF scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6AEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6AEEF 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 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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