What color is #D9A6D0?

#D9A6D0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9A6D0?

The RGB value is 217, 166, 208: 217 red, 166 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9A6D0?

The complementary color is #A6D9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9A6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9A6D0 color

#D9A6D0 rgb(217, 166, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9A6D0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 65.1% green and 81.6% blue (217, 166, 208).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 40% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#D9A6D0 color codes

HEX	`#D9A6D0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 166, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 65.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 40%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.92, 25.6, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.92, 29.21, 331.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.636, 46.58, 65.828)`
Decimal	`14264016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9A6D0, 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 #D9A6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9A6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #D9A6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9a6d0; }
.text { color: #d9a6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9a6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 166 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9a6d0, #d9a6b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D9A6D0?: #D9A6D0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9A6D0?: The RGB value is 217, 166, 208: 217 red, 166 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9A6D0?: The complementary color is #A6D9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9A6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.