What color is #D8D0ED?

#D8D0ED 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 #D8D0ED?

The RGB value is 216, 208, 237: 216 red, 208 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D0ED?

The complementary color is #E5EDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D0ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D0ED color

#D8D0ED rgb(216, 208, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8D0ED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 81.6% green and 92.9% blue (216, 208, 237).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#D8D0ED color codes

HEX	`#D8D0ED`
RGB	`rgb(216, 208, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 81.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.91, 8.17, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.91, 15.57, 301.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.158, 65.825, 89.324)`
Decimal	`14209261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D0ED, 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 #D8D0ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D0ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #D8D0ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d0ed; }
.text { color: #d8d0ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d0ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 208 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d0ed, #e6d0ed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8D0ED?: #D8D0ED 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 #D8D0ED?: The RGB value is 216, 208, 237: 216 red, 208 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D0ED?: The complementary color is #E5EDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D0ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.