What color is #D7C5DE?

#D7C5DE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C5DE?

The RGB value is 215, 197, 222: 215 red, 197 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C5DE?

The complementary color is #CCDEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C5DE color

#D7C5DE rgb(215, 197, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7C5DE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 77.3% green and 87.1% blue (215, 197, 222).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#D7C5DE color codes

HEX	`#D7C5DE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 197, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 77.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, 10.79, -10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 14.79, 316.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.173, 59.654, 77.385)`
Decimal	`14140894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C5DE, 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 #D7C5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #D7C5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c5de; }
.text { color: #d7c5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 197 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c5de, #dec5d8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7C5DE?: #D7C5DE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C5DE?: The RGB value is 215, 197, 222: 215 red, 197 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C5DE?: The complementary color is #CCDEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.