#D3BFE5York Plum (#D3BFE5) is a very light, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 309°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.056. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #D3BFE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(211, 191, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 42%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 17%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80 14 -16.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.833 0.056 309) |
Under warm 2700K interior light York Plum shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dabad7 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#dac0e1 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#d3bfe5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d3c0e8 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest York Plum in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.7:1 and against black 12.35:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f7eeff · #d3bfe5 · #ac9abc · #857593 · #60536d · #3e3248
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dcd6ff · #d3bfe5 · #cda6cf · #c093af · #b08191 · #9e7074
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d3bfe5 · #be9fa7 · #9580a8 · #915a6a · #5a486a · #482d35
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f1e8f8 · #d3bfe5 · #97af7d · #8b7e98 · #6a5f75 · #4a4251
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d3bfe5 · #aaada6 · #7b767f · #474944 · #201b24 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eefd · #d3bfe5 · #a197aa · #291c33 · #07000f · #a8d66e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5eecf · #d3bfe5 · #a7964e · #6961a9 · #2e3f2d · #1c0515
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d3bfe5 · #a7afa0 · #81794f · #1c5439 · #231d00 · #000401
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d3bfe5 · #b6aa9d · #907251 · #005450 · #002321 · #130600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d3bfe5 · #b9a7a2 · #986c5e · #3c5021 · #00222b · #010300
#D9C7E9 · #DFD0ED · #E5D9F1 · #ECE1F5 · #F2EAF9
#AD9BBD · #887896 · #655871 · #44394E · #261C2E
#D1C1DF · #CEC3D9 · #CCC5D3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.