What color is #D3AADF?

#D3AADF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3AADF?

The RGB value is 211, 170, 223: 211 red, 170 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3AADF?

The complementary color is #B6DFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3AADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3AADF color

#D3AADF rgb(211, 170, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3AADF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 66.7% green and 87.5% blue (211, 170, 223).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#D3AADF color codes

HEX	`#D3AADF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 170, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 66.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.78, 24.24, -21.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.78, 32.1, 319.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.556, 47.927, 76.175)`
Decimal	`13871839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3AADF, 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 #D3AADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3AADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #D3AADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3aadf; }
.text { color: #d3aadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3aadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 170 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3aadf, #dfaad0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D3AADF?: #D3AADF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3AADF?: The RGB value is 211, 170, 223: 211 red, 170 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3AADF?: The complementary color is #B6DFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3AADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.