What color is #D1A9C4?

#D1A9C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A9C4?

The RGB value is 209, 169, 196: 209 red, 169 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A9C4?

The complementary color is #A9D1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A9C4 color

#D1A9C4 rgb(209, 169, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D1A9C4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 66.3% green and 76.9% blue (209, 169, 196).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vamp (#DAAFD1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#D1A9C4 color codes

HEX	`#D1A9C4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 169, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 66.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, 19.08, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 20.77, 336.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.445, 45.918, 58.42)`
Decimal	`13740484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A9C4, 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 #D1A9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #D1A9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a9c4; }
.text { color: #d1a9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 169 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a9c4, #d1a9b0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D1A9C4?: #D1A9C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A9C4?: The RGB value is 209, 169, 196: 209 red, 169 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A9C4?: The complementary color is #A9D1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.