What color is #D7A0F3?

#D7A0F3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7A0F3?

The RGB value is 215, 160, 243: 215 red, 160 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7A0F3?

The complementary color is #BCF3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7A0F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7A0F3 color

#D7A0F3 rgb(215, 160, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7A0F3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 62.7% green and 95.3% blue (215, 160, 243).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 78% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#D7A0F3 color codes

HEX	`#D7A0F3`
RGB	`rgb(215, 160, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 62.7%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 78%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 34%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, 34.94, -33.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 48.55, 316.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.77, 46.061, 90.677)`
Decimal	`14131443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7A0F3, 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 #D7A0F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7A0F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #D7A0F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7a0f3; }
.text { color: #d7a0f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7a0f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 160 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7a0f3, #f3a0e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7A0F3?: #D7A0F3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7A0F3?: The RGB value is 215, 160, 243: 215 red, 160 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7A0F3?: The complementary color is #BCF3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7A0F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.