What color is #D2A9D0?

#D2A9D0 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 #D2A9D0?

The RGB value is 210, 169, 208: 210 red, 169 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2A9D0?

The complementary color is #A9D2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2A9D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2A9D0 color

#D2A9D0 rgb(210, 169, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2A9D0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 66.3% green and 81.6% blue (210, 169, 208).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#D2A9D0 color codes

HEX	`#D2A9D0`
RGB	`rgb(210, 169, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 66.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.95, 21.6, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.95, 25.79, 326.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.15, 46.633, 65.916)`
Decimal	`13806032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2A9D0, 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 #D2A9D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2A9D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #D2A9D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2a9d0; }
.text { color: #d2a9d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2a9d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 169 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2a9d0, #d2a9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2A9D0?: #D2A9D0 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 #D2A9D0?: The RGB value is 210, 169, 208: 210 red, 169 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2A9D0?: The complementary color is #A9D2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2A9D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.