What color is #D3AFCD?

#D3AFCD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3AFCD?

The RGB value is 211, 175, 205: 211 red, 175 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3AFCD?

The complementary color is #AFD3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3AFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3AFCD color

#D3AFCD rgb(211, 175, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3AFCD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 68.6% green and 80.4% blue (211, 175, 205).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 29% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vamp (#DAAFD1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#D3AFCD color codes

HEX	`#D3AFCD`
RGB	`rgb(211, 175, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 68.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 29%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, 18.13, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 20.84, 330.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.212, 48.918, 64.385)`
Decimal	`13873101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3AFCD, 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 #D3AFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3AFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #D3AFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3afcd; }
.text { color: #d3afcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3afcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 175 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3afcd, #d3afbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3AFCD?: #D3AFCD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3AFCD?: The RGB value is 211, 175, 205: 211 red, 175 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3AFCD?: The complementary color is #AFD3B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3AFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.