What color is #D4C6F2?

#D4C6F2 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C6F2?

The RGB value is 212, 198, 242: 212 red, 198 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C6F2?

The complementary color is #E4F2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C6F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C6F2 color

#D4C6F2 rgb(212, 198, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4C6F2 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 77.6% green and 94.9% blue (212, 198, 242).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 63% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D4C6F2 color codes

HEX	`#D4C6F2`
RGB	`rgb(212, 198, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 77.6%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 63%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, 13.23, -19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 23.9, 303.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.369, 60.796, 92.384)`
Decimal	`13944562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C6F2, 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 #D4C6F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C6F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D4C6F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c6f2; }
.text { color: #d4c6f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c6f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 198 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c6f2, #eac6f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4C6F2?: #D4C6F2 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C6F2?: The RGB value is 212, 198, 242: 212 red, 198 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C6F2?: The complementary color is #E4F2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C6F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.