What color is #D8D0EA?

#D8D0EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D0EA?

The RGB value is 216, 208, 234: 216 red, 208 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D0EA?

The complementary color is #E2EAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D0EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D0EA color

#D8D0EA rgb(216, 208, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8D0EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.6% green and 91.8% blue (216, 208, 234).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#D8D0EA color codes

HEX	`#D8D0EA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 208, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.82, 7.58, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.82, 14.02, 302.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.723, 65.651, 87.035)`
Decimal	`14209258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D0EA, 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 #D8D0EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D0EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #D8D0EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d0ea; }
.text { color: #d8d0ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d0ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 208 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d0ea, #e5d0ea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8D0EA?: #D8D0EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D0EA?: The RGB value is 216, 208, 234: 216 red, 208 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D0EA?: The complementary color is #E2EAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D0EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.