What color is #D9C5E0?

#D9C5E0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C5E0?

The RGB value is 217, 197, 224: 217 red, 197 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C5E0?

The complementary color is #CCE0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C5E0 color

#D9C5E0 rgb(217, 197, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9C5E0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.3% green and 87.8% blue (217, 197, 224).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#D9C5E0 color codes

HEX	`#D9C5E0`
RGB	`rgb(217, 197, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 77.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.87, 11.84, -10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.87, 16.05, 317.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.034, 60.067, 78.833)`
Decimal	`14271968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C5E0, 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 #D9C5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #D9C5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c5e0; }
.text { color: #d9c5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 197 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c5e0, #e0c5d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9C5E0?: #D9C5E0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C5E0?: The RGB value is 217, 197, 224: 217 red, 197 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C5E0?: The complementary color is #CCE0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.