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#D8D4ED Color

#D8D4ED is rgb(216, 212, 237) in RGB, hsl(250, 41%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8D4ED
HEX#D8D4ED
RGBrgb(216, 212, 237)
HSLhsl(250, 41%, 88%)
HSVhsv(250, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.034 293)
LABlab(85.81% 4.93 -11.81)
LCHlch(85.81% 12.80 292.65)

What #D8D4ED 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 #D8D4ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 5.35Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.59Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.19Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.65Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.27Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.99

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

#D8D4ED Channel Values

How #D8D4ED 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 216 · G 212 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 41% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8D4ED 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D8D4ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D8D4ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8D4ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D8D4ED
Complementary
#E9EDD4
Analogous
#D4DCED
Analogous
#E5D4ED
Triadic
#EDD8D4
Triadic
#D4EDD8
Split comp.
#EDE5D4
Split comp.
#DCEDD4

Tints & Shades of #D8D4ED

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

#DBD7EE
#E2DFF1
#E5E2F3
#ECE9F6
#EFEDF7
#F5F4FA

Shades

#B1A9DB
#8A7EC9
#6352B7
#4A3C90
#342A65
#1E183A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D8D4ED.

How #D8D4ED 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#D8D4ED
Protanopia#D5D5ED
Protanomaly#D6D4ED
Deuteranopia#D5D5ED
Deuteranomaly#D6D5ED
Tritanopia#D5D7D7
Tritanomaly#D6D6E0
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8D4ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8d4ed: #D8D4ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8D4ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8d4ed': '#D8D4ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.831, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d8d4ed">#D8D4ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8D4ED"

More Blue Colors

#D8D4ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D8D4ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8D4ED?

#D8D4ED is a lightest blue — rgb(216, 212, 237) in RGB and hsl(250, 41%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #D8D4ED?

#D8D4ED is rgb(216, 212, 237) — red 216, green 212, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8D4ED?

#D8D4ED converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8D4ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8D4ED scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8D4ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8D4ED 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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