What color is #D0B3CE?

#D0B3CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B3CE?

The RGB value is 208, 179, 206: 208 red, 179 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B3CE?

The complementary color is #B3D0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B3CE color

#D0B3CE rgb(208, 179, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0B3CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 70.2% green and 80.8% blue (208, 179, 206).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#D0B3CE color codes

HEX	`#D0B3CE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 179, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 70.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, 15.11, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 17.99, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.272, 50.107, 65.246)`
Decimal	`13677518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B3CE, 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 #D0B3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #D0B3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b3ce; }
.text { color: #d0b3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 179 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b3ce, #d0b3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0B3CE?: #D0B3CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B3CE?: The RGB value is 208, 179, 206: 208 red, 179 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B3CE?: The complementary color is #B3D0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.