What color is #D0AECD?

#D0AECD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0AECD?

The RGB value is 208, 174, 205: 208 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0AECD?

The complementary color is #AED0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0AECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0AECD color

#D0AECD rgb(208, 174, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0AECD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 68.2% green and 80.4% blue (208, 174, 205).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vamp (#DAAFD1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#D0AECD color codes

HEX	`#D0AECD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 174, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 68.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, 17.64, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 20.84, 327.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.167, 48.091, 64.28)`
Decimal	`13676237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0AECD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D0AECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0AECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D0AECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0aecd; }
.text { color: #d0aecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0aecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 174 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0aecd, #d0aebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0AECD?: #D0AECD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0AECD?: The RGB value is 208, 174, 205: 208 red, 174 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0AECD?: The complementary color is #AED0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0AECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.