What color is #D3C0EA?

#D3C0EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C0EA?

The RGB value is 211, 192, 234: 211 red, 192 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C0EA?

The complementary color is #D7EAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C0EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C0EA color

#D3C0EA rgb(211, 192, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3C0EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 75.3% green and 91.8% blue (211, 192, 234).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 50% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#D3C0EA color codes

HEX	`#D3C0EA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 192, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 75.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 50%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 18%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, 14.5, -18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 23.42, 308.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.562, 57.489, 85.732)`
Decimal	`13877482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C0EA, 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 #D3C0EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C0EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #D3C0EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c0ea; }
.text { color: #d3c0ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c0ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 192 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c0ea, #e8c0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D3C0EA?: #D3C0EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C0EA?: The RGB value is 211, 192, 234: 211 red, 192 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C0EA?: The complementary color is #D7EAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C0EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.