Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#D8BFD8

#D8BFD8 is a warm pink HEX color nearest Pastel Lavender. RGB 216, 191, 216, HSL 300° 24% 80%, luminance 0.5682; view contrast and conversions.

pinkwarmmuted
#D8BFD8 Sample readable text
HEX #D8BFD8
RGB rgb(216, 191, 216)
HSL hsl(300 24% 80%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 0, 15)
Luminance 0.5682
Contrast Black 12.36:1White 1.7:1

CSS

--color-d8bfd8: #D8BFD8;
.background-d8bfd8 { background-color: #D8BFD8; }
.text-d8bfd8 { color: #D8BFD8; }

HEX meaning and use

About #D8BFD8

#D8BFD8 is classified as a warm pink value with muted visual character. #D8BFD8 is visually closest to Pastel Lavender, a named pink color with HEX #D8BFD8.

The RGB channels are 216, 191, and 216, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 300deg with 24% saturation and 80% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5682, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.36:1AA Pass
White text1.7:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8BFD8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.36:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF9FB#FBF9FB · #000000 text · best 20.05:1Light Grey#D3D3D3 · #000000 text · best 14.03:1#C0D8C0#C0D8C0 · #000000 text · best 13.82:1#CDCBCD#CDCBCD · #000000 text · best 13.02:1#D8C0CC#D8C0CC · #000000 text · best 12.33:1

Generated Palette

Thistle Purple#D8BFD8
#C0D8C0#C0D8C0
#CCC0D8#CCC0D8
#D8C0CC#D8C0CC
#FBF9FB#FBF9FB
#B587B5#B587B5

Color Harmonies

#C0D8C0#C0D8C0
#CCC0D8#CCC0D8
#D8C0CC#D8C0CC
#D8D8C0#D8D8C0
#C0D8D8#C0D8D8

Variants

#FBF9FB#FBF9FB
#B587B5#B587B5
#E3B5E3#E3B5E3
#CDCBCD#CDCBCD
White#FFFFFF
#FFC2FF#FFC2FF

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Lavender#D8BFD8
Thistle#D8BFD8
Thistle Purple#D8BFD8
Kunzite#E8B7D4
Light Gray#D3D3D3

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5682
Black text12.36:1AA Pass
White text1.7:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#D8BFD8","rgb":[216,191,216],"hsl":[300,24,80],"cmyk":[0,12,0,15],"luminance":0.5682,"contrast":{"black":12.36,"white":1.7}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#FBF9FB","hex":"#FBF9FB","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.05,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0D8C0","hex":"#C0D8C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.82,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CDCBCD","hex":"#CDCBCD","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D8C0CC","hex":"#D8C0CC","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.33,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm pink","muted","muted pink","Pastel Lavender adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d8bfd8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-lavender.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/thistle.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/thistle-purple.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#C0D8C0","analogous":["#CCC0D8","#D8C0CC"],"triadic":["#D8D8C0","#C0D8D8"],"tetradic":["#D8CCC0","#C0D8C0","#C0CCD8"],"splitComplementary":["#CCD8C0","#C0D8CC"],"monochromatic":["#FBF9FB","#D8BFD8","#B587B5"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FBF9FB","dark":"#B587B5","saturated":"#E3B5E3","desaturated":"#CDCBCD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC2FF"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"pastel-lavender","name":"Pastel Lavender","hex":"#D8BFD8","distance":0},{"slug":"thistle","name":"Thistle","hex":"#D8BFD8","distance":0},{"slug":"thistle-purple","name":"Thistle Purple","hex":"#D8BFD8","distance":0},{"slug":"kunzite","name":"Kunzite","hex":"#E8B7D4","distance":18.33030277982336},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":21.213203435596427}]
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Related HEX Guides

Pastel Lavender colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8BFD8.Thistle colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8BFD8.Thistle Purple colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8BFD8.Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#D8BFD8 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.