What color is #D07BBE?

#D07BBE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D07BBE?

The RGB value is 208, 123, 190: 208 red, 123 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D07BBE?

The complementary color is #7BD08D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D07BBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D07BBE color

#D07BBE rgb(208, 123, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D07BBE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 48.2% green and 74.5% blue (208, 123, 190).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#D07BBE color codes

HEX	`#D07BBE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 123, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 48.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, 42.54, -21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 47.47, 333.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.39, 31.296, 52.513)`
Decimal	`13663166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D07BBE, 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 #D07BBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D07BBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #D07BBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d07bbe; }
.text { color: #d07bbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d07bbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 123 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d07bbe, #d07b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D07BBE?: #D07BBE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D07BBE?: The RGB value is 208, 123, 190: 208 red, 123 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D07BBE?: The complementary color is #7BD08D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D07BBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.