What color is #D1C8EA?

#D1C8EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C8EA?

The RGB value is 209, 200, 234: 209 red, 200 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C8EA?

The complementary color is #E1EAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C8EA color

#D1C8EA rgb(209, 200, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1C8EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (209, 200, 234).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 45% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D1C8EA color codes

HEX	`#D1C8EA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 200, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 45%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, 9.57, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 18.35, 301.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.797, 60.804, 86.307)`
Decimal	`13748458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C8EA, 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 #D1C8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D1C8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c8ea; }
.text { color: #d1c8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 200 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c8ea, #e2c8ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D1C8EA?: #D1C8EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C8EA?: The RGB value is 209, 200, 234: 209 red, 200 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C8EA?: The complementary color is #E1EAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.