What color is #D3A0C9?

#D3A0C9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3A0C9?

The RGB value is 211, 160, 201: 211 red, 160 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3A0C9?

The complementary color is #A0D3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3A0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3A0C9 color

#D3A0C9 rgb(211, 160, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3A0C9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 62.7% green and 78.8% blue (211, 160, 201).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 37% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#D3A0C9 color codes

HEX	`#D3A0C9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 160, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 62.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 37%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.7, 25.56, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.7, 28.97, 331.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.977, 43.209, 60.955)`
Decimal	`13869257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3A0C9, 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 #D3A0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3A0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #D3A0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3a0c9; }
.text { color: #d3a0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3a0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 160 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3a0c9, #d3a0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3A0C9?: #D3A0C9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3A0C9?: The RGB value is 211, 160, 201: 211 red, 160 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3A0C9?: The complementary color is #A0D3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3A0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.