What color is #D3C0D5?

#D3C0D5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C0D5?

The RGB value is 211, 192, 213: 211 red, 192 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C0D5?

The complementary color is #C2D5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C0D5 color

#D3C0D5 rgb(211, 192, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3C0D5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 75.3% green and 83.5% blue (211, 192, 213).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#D3C0D5 color codes

HEX	`#D3C0D5`
RGB	`rgb(211, 192, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 75.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.81, 10.43, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.81, 13.17, 322.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.722, 56.353, 70.774)`
Decimal	`13877461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C0D5, 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 #D3C0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #D3C0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c0d5; }
.text { color: #d3c0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 192 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c0d5, #d5c0cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3C0D5?: #D3C0D5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C0D5?: The RGB value is 211, 192, 213: 211 red, 192 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C0D5?: The complementary color is #C2D5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.