What color is #D1CADA?

#D1CADA 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 #D1CADA?

The RGB value is 209, 202, 218: 209 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CADA?

The complementary color is #D3DACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CADA color

#D1CADA rgb(209, 202, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CADA is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.2% green and 85.5% blue (209, 202, 218).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#D1CADA color codes

HEX	`#D1CADA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 202, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, 5.36, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 8.87, 307.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.068, 60.858, 74.898)`
Decimal	`13748954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CADA, 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 #D1CADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #D1CADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cada; }
.text { color: #d1cada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 202 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cada, #d9cada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D1CADA?: #D1CADA 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 #D1CADA?: The RGB value is 209, 202, 218: 209 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CADA?: The complementary color is #D3DACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.