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#D899FF closest to Lilac

#D899FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 60.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(216, 153, 255)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #D899FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.92:1.

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Variations of #D899FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D899FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D899FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D899FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95B4FC
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85AFFF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1AAFF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95B4FC
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACACFD
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D4A8C0
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D89FE5
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDACC9

#D899FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#D899FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.92:1 Very good#D899FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D899FF in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #D899FF; }
.background { background-color: #D899FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D899FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(216 153 255);
color: hsl(277 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.781 0.154 311.6);

#D899FF FAQ

What color is #D899FF?

#D899FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #D899FF?

#D899FF is rgb(216, 153, 255) in RGB, hsl(277, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D899FF?

The complementary color of #D899FF is #C0FF99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D899FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #D899FF: 9.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D899FF a warm or cool color?

#D899FF is a cool color.