What color is #D2C8DA?

#D2C8DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C8DA?

The RGB value is 210, 200, 218: 210 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C8DA?

The complementary color is #D0DAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C8DA color

#D2C8DA rgb(210, 200, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2C8DA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.4% green and 85.5% blue (210, 200, 218).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#D2C8DA color codes

HEX	`#D2C8DA`
RGB	`rgb(210, 200, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, 6.76, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 10.23, 311.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.885, 60.072, 74.756)`
Decimal	`13813978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C8DA, 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 #D2C8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #D2C8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c8da; }
.text { color: #d2c8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 200 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c8da, #dac8d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D2C8DA?: #D2C8DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C8DA?: The RGB value is 210, 200, 218: 210 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C8DA?: The complementary color is #D0DAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.