What color is #D0B5CB?

#D0B5CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B5CB?

The RGB value is 208, 181, 203: 208 red, 181 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B5CB?

The complementary color is #B5D0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B5CB color

#D0B5CB rgb(208, 181, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0B5CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 71% green and 79.6% blue (208, 181, 203).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#D0B5CB color codes

HEX	`#D0B5CB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 181, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 71%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, 13.48, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 15.44, 330.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.315, 50.77, 63.479)`
Decimal	`13678027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B5CB, 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 #D0B5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #D0B5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b5cb; }
.text { color: #d0b5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 181 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b5cb, #d0b5bd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D0B5CB?: #D0B5CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B5CB?: The RGB value is 208, 181, 203: 208 red, 181 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B5CB?: The complementary color is #B5D0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.