What color is #D1AECB?

#D1AECB 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 #D1AECB?

The RGB value is 209, 174, 203: 209 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AECB?

The complementary color is #AED1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1AECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AECB color

#D1AECB rgb(209, 174, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1AECB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (209, 174, 203).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vamp (#DAAFD1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#D1AECB color codes

HEX	`#D1AECB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 174, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, 17.62, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 20.23, 330.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.209, 48.14, 63.03)`
Decimal	`13741771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AECB, 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 #D1AECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #D1AECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1aecb; }
.text { color: #d1aecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1aecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 174 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1aecb, #d1aeb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1AECB?: #D1AECB 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 #D1AECB?: The RGB value is 209, 174, 203: 209 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AECB?: The complementary color is #AED1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.