What color is #D7AFDA?

#D7AFDA 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 #D7AFDA?

The RGB value is 215, 175, 218: 215 red, 175 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7AFDA?

The complementary color is #B2DAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7AFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7AFDA color

#D7AFDA rgb(215, 175, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7AFDA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 68.6% green and 85.5% blue (215, 175, 218).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#D7AFDA color codes

HEX	`#D7AFDA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 175, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 68.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 20%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, 21.89, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 27.21, 323.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.008, 50.17, 73.049)`
Decimal	`14135258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7AFDA, 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 #D7AFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7AFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #D7AFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7afda; }
.text { color: #d7afda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7afda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 175 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7afda, #daafc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7AFDA?: #D7AFDA 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 #D7AFDA?: The RGB value is 215, 175, 218: 215 red, 175 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7AFDA?: The complementary color is #B2DAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7AFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.