Pink Lavender (#D8B2D1)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.87:1 — vs black: 11.21:1

Color values

  • HEX #D8B2D1
  • RGB rgb(216, 178, 209)
  • HSL hsl(311, 17%, 84%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 17.59, 3.24, 15.29 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D8B2D1 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pink Lavender
#D8B2D1 Base
#B2D8B9
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pink Lavender
#D8B2D1 Base
#CCB2D8
#D8B2BE
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pink Lavender
#D8B2D1 Base
#D1D8B2
#B2D1D8
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pink Lavender
#D8B2D1 Base
#BED8B2
#B2D8CC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pink Lavender
#D8B2D1 Base
#D8CCB2
#B2D8B9
#B2BED8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pink Lavender
#D8B2D1 Base
#A05191
#BE7FB3
#CA97C1
#E6CDE1
#F2E5EF
#F6EEF5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pink Lavender, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#11090F
#42213C
#733A68
#A45395
#BF81B4
Pink Lavender #D8B2D1 Base
#DEBED8
#E4CADF
#EAD6E7
#F0E2EE
#F6EEF5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D8B2D1. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D8B2D1;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D8B2D1;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D8B2D1;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D8B2D1,
        #D1DFD4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D8B2D1,
        #D1DFD4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pink-lavender: #D8B2D1;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pink-lavender-r: 216;
$pink-lavender-g: 178;
$pink-lavender-b: 209;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pink-lavender;
    color: rgba($pink-lavender-r, $pink-lavender-g, $pink-lavender-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pink Lavender appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D8B2D1 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BEBED0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B7B7D1 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D4B6B6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BDBDBD Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pink Lavender ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pink Lavender #D8B2D1 Base
Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 4.53
Pink Pearl #E7ACCF ΔE 4.53
Lilac #C8A2C8 ΔE 4.71
Light Orchid #E6A8D7 ΔE 5.61

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.