What color is #D6A8E2?

#D6A8E2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6A8E2?

The RGB value is 214, 168, 226: 214 red, 168 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6A8E2?

The complementary color is #B4E2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6A8E2 color

#D6A8E2 rgb(214, 168, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6A8E2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 65.9% green and 88.6% blue (214, 168, 226).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 50% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#D6A8E2 color codes

HEX	`#D6A8E2`
RGB	`rgb(214, 168, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 65.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 50%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, 26.89, -22.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 35.23, 319.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.46, 47.794, 78.24)`
Decimal	`14067938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6A8E2, 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 #D6A8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #D6A8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a8e2; }
.text { color: #d6a8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 168 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a8e2, #e2a8d1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D6A8E2?: #D6A8E2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6A8E2?: The RGB value is 214, 168, 226: 214 red, 168 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6A8E2?: The complementary color is #B4E2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.