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#D9BEE9 Color

#D9BEE9 is rgb(217, 190, 233) in RGB, hsl(278, 49%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9BEE9
HEX#D9BEE9
RGBrgb(217, 190, 233)
HSLhsl(278, 49%, 83%)
HSVhsv(278, 18%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.066 312.9)
LABlab(80.34% 15.69 -17.80)
LCHlch(80.34% 23.73 311.40)

What #D9BEE9 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 #D9BEE9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.99Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.08Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.27Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.68Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.2Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.23

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

#D9BEE9 Channel Values

How #D9BEE9 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 217 · G 190 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 49% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 18% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9BEE9 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9BEE9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9BEE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9BEE9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D9BEE9
Complementary
#CEE9BE
Analogous
#C4BEE9
Analogous
#E9BEE3
Triadic
#E9D9BE
Triadic
#BEE9D9
Split comp.
#E3E9BE
Split comp.
#BEE9C4

Tints & Shades of #D9BEE9

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

#DEC6EB
#E2CEEE
#E7D5F1
#EDE1F5
#F2E8F7
#F6F0FA

Shades

#C195DB
#A667CB
#8D40BA
#6E3190
#4E2367
#2B1439

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9BEE9.

How #D9BEE9 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#D9BEE9
Protanopia#C3C3E9
Protanomaly#CCC1E9
Deuteranopia#C7C7E8
Deuteranomaly#CFC4E9
Tritanopia#D4C4C4
Tritanomaly#D6C2D4
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

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Using #D9BEE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9bee9: #D9BEE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9BEE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9bee9': '#D9BEE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.745, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_d9bee9">#D9BEE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9BEE9"

More Purple Colors

#D9BEE9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D9BEE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9BEE9?

#D9BEE9 is a lightest purple — rgb(217, 190, 233) in RGB and hsl(278, 49%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #D9BEE9?

#D9BEE9 is rgb(217, 190, 233) — red 217, green 190, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9BEE9?

#D9BEE9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9BEE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9BEE9 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9BEE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9BEE9 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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