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#D7AFDE Color

#D7AFDE is rgb(215, 175, 222) in RGB, hsl(291, 42%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D7AFDE
HEX#D7AFDE
RGBrgb(215, 175, 222)
HSLhsl(291, 42%, 78%)
HSVhsv(291, 21%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.078 321.3)
LABlab(76.24% 21.04 -18.04)
LCHlch(76.24% 27.72 319.38)

What #D7AFDE 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 #D7AFDE, 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 pink in the library.

#D7AFDE Channel Values

How #D7AFDE 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 215 · G 175 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 42% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 21% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D7AFDE 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D7AFDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D7AFDE; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D7AFDE

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 #D7AFDE.

How #D7AFDE 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#D7AFDE
Protanopia#B7B7DE
Protanomaly#C4B4DE
Deuteranopia#BDBDDD
Deuteranomaly#C8B8DD
Tritanopia#D2B6B6
Tritanomaly#D4B3C7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D7AFDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d7afde: #D7AFDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D7AFDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d7afde': '#D7AFDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.686, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_d7afde">#D7AFDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D7AFDE"

More Pink Colors

#D7AFDE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D7AFDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D7AFDE?

#D7AFDE is a light pink — rgb(215, 175, 222) in RGB and hsl(291, 42%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #D7AFDE?

#D7AFDE is rgb(215, 175, 222) — red 215, green 175, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D7AFDE?

#D7AFDE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D7AFDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D7AFDE scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D7AFDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D7AFDE 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 10.72, which is visibly different.

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