What color is #D8D1E7?

#D8D1E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8D1E7?

The RGB value is 216, 209, 231: 216 red, 209 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8D1E7?

The complementary color is #E0E7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8D1E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8D1E7 color

#D8D1E7 rgb(216, 209, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8D1E7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 82% green and 90.6% blue (216, 209, 231).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#D8D1E7 color codes

HEX	`#D8D1E7`
RGB	`rgb(216, 209, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 82%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.98, 6.47, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.98, 11.87, 303.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.541, 65.969, 84.866)`
Decimal	`14209511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8D1E7, 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 #D8D1E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8D1E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #D8D1E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8d1e7; }
.text { color: #d8d1e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8d1e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 209 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8d1e7, #e3d1e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8D1E7?: #D8D1E7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8D1E7?: The RGB value is 216, 209, 231: 216 red, 209 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8D1E7?: The complementary color is #E0E7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8D1E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.