What color is #D4C2E1?

#D4C2E1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C2E1?

The RGB value is 212, 194, 225: 212 red, 194 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C2E1?

The complementary color is #CFE1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C2E1 color

#D4C2E1 rgb(212, 194, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4C2E1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.1% green and 88.2% blue (212, 194, 225).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 34% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#D4C2E1 color codes

HEX	`#D4C2E1`
RGB	`rgb(212, 194, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 34%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 14%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, 11.97, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 17.75, 312.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.031, 58.017, 79.255)`
Decimal	`13943521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C2E1, 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 #D4C2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #D4C2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c2e1; }
.text { color: #d4c2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 194 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c2e1, #e1c2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4C2E1?: #D4C2E1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C2E1?: The RGB value is 212, 194, 225: 212 red, 194 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C2E1?: The complementary color is #CFE1C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.