What color is #D3C5DA?

#D3C5DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C5DA?

The RGB value is 211, 197, 218: 211 red, 197 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C5DA?

The complementary color is #CCDAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C5DA color

#D3C5DA rgb(211, 197, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C5DA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 77.3% green and 85.5% blue (211, 197, 218).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Bliss (#CEC3DD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#D3C5DA color codes

HEX	`#D3C5DA`
RGB	`rgb(211, 197, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 77.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, 8.69, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 12.28, 315.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.483, 58.844, 74.54)`
Decimal	`13878746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C5DA, 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 #D3C5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #D3C5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c5da; }
.text { color: #d3c5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 197 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c5da, #dac5d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D3C5DA?: #D3C5DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C5DA?: The RGB value is 211, 197, 218: 211 red, 197 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C5DA?: The complementary color is #CCDAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.