What color is #D2C1DB?

#D2C1DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C1DB?

The RGB value is 210, 193, 219: 210 red, 193 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C1DB?

The complementary color is #CADBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C1DB color

#D2C1DB rgb(210, 193, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2C1DB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 75.7% green and 85.9% blue (210, 193, 219).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#D2C1DB color codes

HEX	`#D2C1DB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 193, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 75.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, 10.69, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 15.18, 314.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.432, 56.956, 74.919)`
Decimal	`13812187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C1DB, 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 #D2C1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #D2C1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c1db; }
.text { color: #d2c1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 193 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c1db, #dbc1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2C1DB?: #D2C1DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C1DB?: The RGB value is 210, 193, 219: 210 red, 193 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C1DB?: The complementary color is #CADBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.