Palettes / Colors / #D2AED8

#D2AED8 — Light Muted Pink

#D2AED8 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D2AED8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D2AED8 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3D7AC; it also sits naturally between #BBACD7 and #D7ACC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 68% · Blue 85%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D2AED8

.text { color: #D2AED8; }
.background { background-color: #D2AED8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2AED8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 174, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 35%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2AED8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 174, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2AED8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 174, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2AED8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2AED8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3D7AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2AED8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2AED8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D2AED8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D2AED8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2AED8?

#D2AED8 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 210, 174, 216). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2AED8?

#D2AED8 is RGB 210, 174, 216 — HSL 291°, 35%, 76% — CMYK 3%, 19%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D2AED8?

Its complement is #B3D7AC; analogous partners are #BBACD7 and #D7ACC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2AED8 for text?

Black text on #D2AED8 has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.