What color is #D2C8ED?

#D2C8ED is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C8ED?

The RGB value is 210, 200, 237: 210 red, 200 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C8ED?

The complementary color is #E3EDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C8ED color

#D2C8ED rgb(210, 200, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2C8ED is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.4% green and 92.9% blue (210, 200, 237).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#D2C8ED color codes

HEX	`#D2C8ED`
RGB	`rgb(210, 200, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.45, 10.5, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.45, 19.97, 301.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.516, 61.124, 88.609)`
Decimal	`13813997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C8ED, 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 #D2C8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #D2C8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c8ed; }
.text { color: #d2c8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 200 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c8ed, #e5c8ed); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D2C8ED?: #D2C8ED is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C8ED?: The RGB value is 210, 200, 237: 210 red, 200 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C8ED?: The complementary color is #E3EDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.