What color is #D9C7DD?

#D9C7DD is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C7DD?

The RGB value is 217, 199, 221: 217 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C7DD?

The complementary color is #CBDDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C7DD color

#D9C7DD rgb(217, 199, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9C7DD is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78% green and 86.7% blue (217, 199, 221).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#D9C7DD color codes

HEX	`#D9C7DD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 199, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 10.21, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 13.37, 319.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.088, 60.82, 76.861)`
Decimal	`14272477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C7DD, 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 #D9C7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #D9C7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c7dd; }
.text { color: #d9c7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 199 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c7dd, #ddc7d6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9C7DD?: #D9C7DD is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C7DD?: The RGB value is 217, 199, 221: 217 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C7DD?: The complementary color is #CBDDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.