What color is #D3C2D9?

#D3C2D9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C2D9?

The RGB value is 211, 194, 217: 211 red, 194 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C2D9?

The complementary color is #C8D9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C2D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C2D9 color

#D3C2D9 rgb(211, 194, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3C2D9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 76.1% green and 85.1% blue (211, 194, 217).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#D3C2D9 color codes

HEX	`#D3C2D9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 194, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 76.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, 10.11, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 13.73, 317.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.678, 57.443, 73.629)`
Decimal	`13877977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C2D9, 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 #D3C2D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C2D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #D3C2D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c2d9; }
.text { color: #d3c2d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c2d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 194 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c2d9, #d9c2d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3C2D9?: #D3C2D9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C2D9?: The RGB value is 211, 194, 217: 211 red, 194 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C2D9?: The complementary color is #C8D9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C2D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.