What color is #D8D1E2?

#D8D1E2 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D1E2?

The RGB value is 216, 209, 226: 216 red, 209 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D1E2?

The complementary color is #DBE2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D1E2 color

#D8D1E2 rgb(216, 209, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D1E2 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82% green and 88.6% blue (216, 209, 226).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#D8D1E2 color codes

HEX	`#D8D1E2`
RGB	`rgb(216, 209, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, 5.52, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 9.32, 306.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.844, 65.691, 81.2)`
Decimal	`14209506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D1E2, 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 #D8D1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #D8D1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d1e2; }
.text { color: #d8d1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 209 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d1e2, #e1d1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D8D1E2?: #D8D1E2 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D1E2?: The RGB value is 216, 209, 226: 216 red, 209 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D1E2?: The complementary color is #DBE2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.