What color is #D9B1D6?

#D9B1D6 is a light, desaturated magenta known as Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blushing Sky?

The RGB value is 217, 177, 214: 217 red, 177 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blushing Sky?

The complementary color is #B1D9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B1D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blushing Sky color: hex code #D9B1D6

#D9B1D6 rgb(217, 177, 214)

Shades of purple

Blushing Sky has the hex code #D9B1D6. It is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 69.4% green and 83.9% blue (217, 177, 214).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6) color codes

HEX	`#D9B1D6`
RGB	`rgb(217, 177, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 69.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.71, 20.73, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.71, 24.56, 327.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.474, 51.052, 70.484)`
Decimal	`14266838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blushing Sky, 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 #D9B1D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B1D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #D9B1D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b1d6; }
.text { color: #d9b1d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b1d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 177 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b1d6, #d9b1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D9B1D6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9B1D6?: #D9B1D6 is a light, desaturated magenta known as Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blushing Sky?: The RGB value is 217, 177, 214: 217 red, 177 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blushing Sky?: The complementary color is #B1D9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B1D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.