What color is #D2C8E1?

#D2C8E1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C8E1?

The RGB value is 210, 200, 225: 210 red, 200 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C8E1?

The complementary color is #D7E1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C8E1 color

#D2C8E1 rgb(210, 200, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2C8E1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.4% green and 88.2% blue (210, 200, 225).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Bliss (#CEC3DD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#D2C8E1 color codes

HEX	`#D2C8E1`
RGB	`rgb(210, 200, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.08, 8.11, -11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.08, 13.77, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.821, 60.446, 79.683)`
Decimal	`13813985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C8E1, 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 #D2C8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #D2C8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c8e1; }
.text { color: #d2c8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 200 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c8e1, #dec8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D2C8E1?: #D2C8E1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C8E1?: The RGB value is 210, 200, 225: 210 red, 200 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C8E1?: The complementary color is #D7E1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.