What color is #D0C0DC?

#D0C0DC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C0DC?

The RGB value is 208, 192, 220: 208 red, 192 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C0DC?

The complementary color is #CCDCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C0DC color

#D0C0DC rgb(208, 192, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0C0DC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 75.3% green and 86.3% blue (208, 192, 220).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#D0C0DC color codes

HEX	`#D0C0DC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 192, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 75.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.77, 10.75, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.77, 16.04, 312.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.778, 56.277, 75.515)`
Decimal	`13680860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C0DC, 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 #D0C0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #D0C0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c0dc; }
.text { color: #d0c0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 192 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c0dc, #dcc0da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0C0DC?: #D0C0DC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C0DC?: The RGB value is 208, 192, 220: 208 red, 192 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C0DC?: The complementary color is #CCDCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.