What color is #D8C8E2?

#D8C8E2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C8E2?

The RGB value is 216, 200, 226: 216 red, 200 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C8E2?

The complementary color is #D2E2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C8E2 color

#D8C8E2 rgb(216, 200, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8C8E2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 78.4% green and 88.6% blue (216, 200, 226).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#D8C8E2 color codes

HEX	`#D8C8E2`
RGB	`rgb(216, 200, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 78.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, 10.29, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 14.95, 313.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.698, 61.399, 80.485)`
Decimal	`14207202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C8E2, 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 #D8C8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #D8C8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c8e2; }
.text { color: #d8c8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 200 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c8e2, #e2c8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8C8E2?: #D8C8E2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C8E2?: The RGB value is 216, 200, 226: 216 red, 200 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C8E2?: The complementary color is #D2E2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.