What color is #D8D0DD?

#D8D0DD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D0DD?

The RGB value is 216, 208, 221: 216 red, 208 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D0DD?

The complementary color is #D5DDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D0DD color

#D8D0DD rgb(216, 208, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D0DD is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.6% green and 86.7% blue (216, 208, 221).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 16% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#D8D0DD color codes

HEX	`#D8D0DD`
RGB	`rgb(216, 208, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 16%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.45, 5.1, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.45, 7.45, 313.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.924, 64.931, 77.558)`
Decimal	`14209245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D0DD, 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 #D8D0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #D8D0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d0dd; }
.text { color: #d8d0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 208 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d0dd, #ddd0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D8D0DD?: #D8D0DD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D0DD?: The RGB value is 216, 208, 221: 216 red, 208 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D0DD?: The complementary color is #D5DDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.