What color is #D9AEF0?

#D9AEF0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9AEF0?

The RGB value is 217, 174, 240: 217 red, 174 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9AEF0?

The complementary color is #C5F0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9AEF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9AEF0 color

#D9AEF0 rgb(217, 174, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9AEF0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 68.2% green and 94.1% blue (217, 174, 240).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 69% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#D9AEF0 color codes

HEX	`#D9AEF0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 174, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 68.2%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 69%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 27.37, -27.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 38.45, 315.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.477, 51.316, 89.193)`
Decimal	`14266096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9AEF0, 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 #D9AEF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9AEF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #D9AEF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9aef0; }
.text { color: #d9aef0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9aef0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 174 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9aef0, #f0aee6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D9AEF0?: #D9AEF0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9AEF0?: The RGB value is 217, 174, 240: 217 red, 174 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9AEF0?: The complementary color is #C5F0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9AEF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.