What color is #D0C0FF?

#D0C0FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C0FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #D0C0FF?

The complementary color is #EFFFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C0FF color

#D0C0FF rgb(208, 192, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0C0FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 75.3% green and 100% blue (208, 192, 255).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#D0C0FF color codes

HEX	`#D0C0FF`
RGB	`rgb(208, 192, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 75.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, 17.97, -28.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 34.06, 301.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.908, 58.329, 102.533)`
Decimal	`13680895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C0FF, 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 #D0C0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #D0C0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c0ff; }
.text { color: #d0c0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 192 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c0ff, #efc0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0C0FF?: #D0C0FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C0FF?: The RGB value is 208, 192, 255: 208 red, 192 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C0FF?: The complementary color is #EFFFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.