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#D9CFED Color

#D9CFED is rgb(217, 207, 237) in RGB, hsl(260, 45%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9CFED
HEX#D9CFED
RGBrgb(217, 207, 237)
HSLhsl(260, 45%, 87%)
HSVhsv(260, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.042 300.7)
LABlab(84.64% 7.75 -13.53)
LCHlch(84.64% 15.60 299.79)

What #D9CFED 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 #D9CFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.67Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.02Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.48Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.87Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.9Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.7

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

#D9CFED Channel Values

How #D9CFED 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 207 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 45% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9CFED 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9CFED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9CFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9CFED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D9CFED
Complementary
#E3EDCF
Analogous
#CFD4ED
Analogous
#E8CFED
Triadic
#EDD9CF
Triadic
#CFEDD9
Split comp.
#EDE8CF
Split comp.
#D4EDCF

Tints & Shades of #D9CFED

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

#DFD6F0
#E2DAF1
#E8E1F4
#EAE5F5
#F0EDF8
#F3F0F9

Shades

#B6A3DC
#9276CB
#6F4ABA
#573894
#3D2768
#23163B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9CFED.

How #D9CFED 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#D9CFED
Protanopia#D1D1ED
Protanomaly#D4D0ED
Deuteranopia#D2D2ED
Deuteranomaly#D5D1ED
Tritanopia#D5D3D3
Tritanomaly#D7D1DE
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D9CFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9cfed: #D9CFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9CFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9cfed': '#D9CFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.812, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d9cfed">#D9CFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9CFED"

More Purple Colors

#D9CFED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#D9CFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9CFED?

#D9CFED is a lightest purple — rgb(217, 207, 237) in RGB and hsl(260, 45%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #D9CFED?

#D9CFED is rgb(217, 207, 237) — red 217, green 207, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9CFED?

#D9CFED converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9CFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9CFED scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9CFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9CFED 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 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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