What color is #D8C3DB?

#D8C3DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C3DB?

The RGB value is 216, 195, 219: 216 red, 195 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C3DB?

The complementary color is #C6DBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C3DB color

#D8C3DB rgb(216, 195, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8C3DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 76.5% green and 85.9% blue (216, 195, 219).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#D8C3DB color codes

HEX	`#D8C3DB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 195, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 76.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.15, 11.63, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.15, 14.86, 321.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.618, 58.744, 75.149)`
Decimal	`14205915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C3DB, 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 #D8C3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #D8C3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c3db; }
.text { color: #d8c3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 195 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c3db, #dbc3d2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D8C3DB?: #D8C3DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C3DB?: The RGB value is 216, 195, 219: 216 red, 195 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C3DB?: The complementary color is #C6DBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.