#D3AFF8

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #D3AFF8

The precise color #D3AFF8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(211, 175, 248).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 29% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 269.6° hue, 83.9% saturation, and 82.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D3AFF8
RGB211, 175, 248
HSL269.6°, 83.9%, 82.9%
CMYK15%, 29%, 0%, 3%
HSV269.6°, 29.4%, 97.3%
LAB76.9, 26.6, -31.4
XYZ59.1, 51.3, 95.6
Decimal13873144

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.57:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D3AFF8; }
.text-color { color: #D3AFF8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #D3AFF8; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD