What color is #D3C9E0?

#D3C9E0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C9E0?

The RGB value is 211, 201, 224: 211 red, 201 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C9E0?

The complementary color is #D6E0C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C9E0 color

#D3C9E0 rgb(211, 201, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3C9E0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 78.8% green and 87.8% blue (211, 201, 224).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#D3C9E0 color codes

HEX	`#D3C9E0`
RGB	`rgb(211, 201, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 78.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, 7.71, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 12.74, 307.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.203, 61.004, 79.057)`
Decimal	`13879776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C9E0, 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 #D3C9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #D3C9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c9e0; }
.text { color: #d3c9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 201 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c9e0, #dec9e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3C9E0?: #D3C9E0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C9E0?: The RGB value is 211, 201, 224: 211 red, 201 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C9E0?: The complementary color is #D6E0C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.