What color is #D9C8DF?

#D9C8DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C8DF?

The RGB value is 217, 200, 223: 217 red, 200 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C8DF?

The complementary color is #CEDFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C8DF color

#D9C8DF rgb(217, 200, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9C8DF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.4% green and 87.5% blue (217, 200, 223).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#D9C8DF color codes

HEX	`#D9C8DF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 200, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, 10.05, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 13.66, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.587, 61.388, 78.35)`
Decimal	`14272735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C8DF, 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 #D9C8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #D9C8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c8df; }
.text { color: #d9c8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 200 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c8df, #dfc8d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9C8DF?: #D9C8DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C8DF?: The RGB value is 217, 200, 223: 217 red, 200 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C8DF?: The complementary color is #CEDFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.