What color is #D5C1DD?

#D5C1DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C1DD?

The RGB value is 213, 193, 221: 213 red, 193 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C1DD?

The complementary color is #C9DDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C1DD color

#D5C1DD rgb(213, 193, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D5C1DD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 75.7% green and 86.7% blue (213, 193, 221).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 12.5:1).

#D5C1DD color codes

HEX	`#D5C1DD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 193, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 75.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, 12.07, -11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 16.58, 316.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.56, 57.507, 76.355)`
Decimal	`14008797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C1DD, 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 #D5C1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #D5C1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c1dd; }
.text { color: #d5c1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 193 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c1dd, #ddc1d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D5C1DD?: #D5C1DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C1DD?: The RGB value is 213, 193, 221: 213 red, 193 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C1DD?: The complementary color is #C9DDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.