What color is #D7A8E4?

#D7A8E4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7A8E4?

The RGB value is 215, 168, 228: 215 red, 168 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7A8E4?

The complementary color is #B5E4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7A8E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7A8E4 color

#D7A8E4 rgb(215, 168, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7A8E4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 65.9% green and 89.4% blue (215, 168, 228).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#D7A8E4 color codes

HEX	`#D7A8E4`
RGB	`rgb(215, 168, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 65.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, 27.6, -23.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 36.31, 319.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.029, 48.055, 79.708)`
Decimal	`14133476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7A8E4, 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 #D7A8E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7A8E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #D7A8E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7a8e4; }
.text { color: #d7a8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7a8e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 168 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7a8e4, #e4a8d3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7A8E4?: #D7A8E4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7A8E4?: The RGB value is 215, 168, 228: 215 red, 168 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7A8E4?: The complementary color is #B5E4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7A8E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.