What color is #D8A0DA?

#D8A0DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8A0DA?

The RGB value is 216, 160, 218: 216 red, 160 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8A0DA?

The complementary color is #A2DAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8A0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8A0DA color

#D8A0DA rgb(216, 160, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8A0DA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 62.7% green and 85.5% blue (216, 160, 218).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Horizon (#D39ED2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#D8A0DA color codes

HEX	`#D8A0DA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 160, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 62.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, 30.35, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 37.09, 324.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.543, 44.804, 72.144)`
Decimal	`14196954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8A0DA, 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 #D8A0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8A0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #D8A0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8a0da; }
.text { color: #d8a0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 160 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8a0da, #daa0bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8A0DA?: #D8A0DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8A0DA?: The RGB value is 216, 160, 218: 216 red, 160 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8A0DA?: The complementary color is #A2DAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8A0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.