What color is #D39BCB?

#D39BCB is a light, desaturated magenta known as Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Girl Power?

The RGB value is 211, 155, 203: 211 red, 155 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Girl Power?

The complementary color is #9BD3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D39BCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Girl Power color: hex code #D39BCB

#D39BCB rgb(211, 155, 203)

Shades of purple

Girl Power has the hex code #D39BCB. It is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 60.8% green and 79.6% blue (211, 155, 203).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 39% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

Girl Power (#D39BCB) color codes

HEX	`#D39BCB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 155, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 60.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 39%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, 28.64, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 33, 330.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.364, 41.605, 61.919)`
Decimal	`13867979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Girl Power, 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 #D39BCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D39BCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #D39BCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d39bcb; }
.text { color: #d39bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d39bcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 155 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d39bcb, #d39baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D39BCB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D39BCB?: #D39BCB is a light, desaturated magenta known as Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Girl Power?: The RGB value is 211, 155, 203: 211 red, 155 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Girl Power?: The complementary color is #9BD3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D39BCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.