What color is #D3C8E7?

#D3C8E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C8E7?

The RGB value is 211, 200, 231: 211 red, 200 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C8E7?

The complementary color is #DCE7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C8E7 color

#D3C8E7 rgb(211, 200, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3C8E7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 78.4% green and 90.6% blue (211, 200, 231).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#D3C8E7 color codes

HEX	`#D3C8E7`
RGB	`rgb(211, 200, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 78.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, 9.61, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 16.93, 304.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.939, 60.927, 84.083)`
Decimal	`13879527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C8E7, 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 #D3C8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #D3C8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c8e7; }
.text { color: #d3c8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 200 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c8e7, #e3c8e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3C8E7?: #D3C8E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C8E7?: The RGB value is 211, 200, 231: 211 red, 200 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C8E7?: The complementary color is #DCE7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.