What color is #D6A9D1?

#D6A9D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6A9D1?

The RGB value is 214, 169, 209: 214 red, 169 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6A9D1?

The complementary color is #A9D6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6A9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6A9D1 color

#D6A9D1 rgb(214, 169, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6A9D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 66.3% green and 82% blue (214, 169, 209).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 35% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#D6A9D1 color codes

HEX	`#D6A9D1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 169, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 66.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 35%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, 23.13, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 27.03, 328.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.427, 47.277, 66.62)`
Decimal	`14068177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6A9D1, 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 #D6A9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6A9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #D6A9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6a9d1; }
.text { color: #d6a9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 169 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6a9d1, #d6a9ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D6A9D1?: #D6A9D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6A9D1?: The RGB value is 214, 169, 209: 214 red, 169 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6A9D1?: The complementary color is #A9D6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6A9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.