What color is #D7C1D8?

#D7C1D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C1D8?

The RGB value is 215, 193, 216: 215 red, 193 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C1D8?

The complementary color is #C2D8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C1D8 color

#D7C1D8 rgb(215, 193, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7C1D8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 75.7% green and 84.7% blue (215, 193, 216).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 23% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#D7C1D8 color codes

HEX	`#D7C1D8`
RGB	`rgb(215, 193, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 75.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 23%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.49, 11.81, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.49, 14.63, 323.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.487, 57.546, 72.926)`
Decimal	`14139864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C1D8, 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 #D7C1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #D7C1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c1d8; }
.text { color: #d7c1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 193 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c1d8, #d8c1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7C1D8?: #D7C1D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C1D8?: The RGB value is 215, 193, 216: 215 red, 193 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C1D8?: The complementary color is #C2D8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.