What color is #D9AFE8?

#D9AFE8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9AFE8?

The RGB value is 217, 175, 232: 217 red, 175 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9AFE8?

The complementary color is #BEE8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9AFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9AFE8 color

#D9AFE8 rgb(217, 175, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9AFE8 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 68.6% green and 91% blue (217, 175, 232).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#D9AFE8 color codes

HEX	`#D9AFE8`
RGB	`rgb(217, 175, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 68.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.82, 25.23, -22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.82, 33.98, 317.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.509, 51.239, 83.136)`
Decimal	`14266344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9AFE8, 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 #D9AFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9AFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #D9AFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9afe8; }
.text { color: #d9afe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9afe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 175 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9afe8, #e8afda); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D9AFE8?: #D9AFE8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9AFE8?: The RGB value is 217, 175, 232: 217 red, 175 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9AFE8?: The complementary color is #BEE8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9AFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.