What color is #D1AFDC?

#D1AFDC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1AFDC?

The RGB value is 209, 175, 220: 209 red, 175 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1AFDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #D1AFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1AFDC color

#D1AFDC rgb(209, 175, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1AFDC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 68.6% green and 86.3% blue (209, 175, 220).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#D1AFDC color codes

HEX	`#D1AFDC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 175, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 68.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, 20.28, -18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 27.14, 318.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.541, 49.383, 74.355)`
Decimal	`13742044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1AFDC, 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 #D1AFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1AFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #D1AFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1afdc; }
.text { color: #d1afdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1afdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 175 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1afdc, #dcafd1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D1AFDC?: #D1AFDC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1AFDC?: The RGB value is 209, 175, 220: 209 red, 175 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1AFDC?: The complementary color is #BADCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1AFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.