What color is #D1C8DB?

#D1C8DB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C8DB?

The RGB value is 209, 200, 219: 209 red, 200 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C8DB?

The complementary color is #D2DBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C8DB color

#D1C8DB rgb(209, 200, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1C8DB is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.4% green and 85.9% blue (209, 200, 219).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#D1C8DB color codes

HEX	`#D1C8DB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 200, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.83, 6.61, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.83, 10.62, 308.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.733, 59.978, 75.434)`
Decimal	`13748443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C8DB, 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 #D1C8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #D1C8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c8db; }
.text { color: #d1c8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 200 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c8db, #dbc8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D1C8DB?: #D1C8DB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C8DB?: The RGB value is 209, 200, 219: 209 red, 200 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C8DB?: The complementary color is #D2DBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.