What color is #D9C3DA?

#D9C3DA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C3DA?

The RGB value is 217, 195, 218: 217 red, 195 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C3DA?

The complementary color is #C4DAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C3DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C3DA color

#D9C3DA rgb(217, 195, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9C3DA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 76.5% green and 85.5% blue (217, 195, 218).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#D9C3DA color codes

HEX	`#D9C3DA`
RGB	`rgb(217, 195, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 76.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, 11.79, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 14.6, 323.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.783, 58.845, 74.472)`
Decimal	`14271450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C3DA, 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 #D9C3DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C3DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #D9C3DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c3da; }
.text { color: #d9c3da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c3da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 195 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c3da, #dac3d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9C3DA?: #D9C3DA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C3DA?: The RGB value is 217, 195, 218: 217 red, 195 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C3DA?: The complementary color is #C4DAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C3DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.