What color is #D0C3EB?

#D0C3EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C3EB?

The RGB value is 208, 195, 235: 208 red, 195 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C3EB?

The complementary color is #DEEBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C3EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C3EB color

#D0C3EB rgb(208, 195, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0C3EB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.5% green and 92.2% blue (208, 195, 235).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 50% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#D0C3EB color codes

HEX	`#D0C3EB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 195, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 50%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, 12.13, -18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 21.83, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.52, 58.438, 86.673)`
Decimal	`13681643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C3EB, 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 #D0C3EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C3EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #D0C3EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c3eb; }
.text { color: #d0c3eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c3eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 195 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c3eb, #e4c3eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D0C3EB?: #D0C3EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C3EB?: The RGB value is 208, 195, 235: 208 red, 195 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C3EB?: The complementary color is #DEEBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C3EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.