What color is #D0B7D2?

#D0B7D2 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 #D0B7D2?

The RGB value is 208, 183, 210: 208 red, 183 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B7D2?

The complementary color is #B9D2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B7D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B7D2 color

#D0B7D2 rgb(208, 183, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0B7D2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 71.8% green and 82.4% blue (208, 183, 210).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#D0B7D2 color codes

HEX	`#D0B7D2`
RGB	`rgb(208, 183, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 71.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, 13.69, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 17.13, 323.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.577, 51.931, 68.109)`
Decimal	`13678546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B7D2, 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 #D0B7D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B7D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #D0B7D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b7d2; }
.text { color: #d0b7d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b7d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 183 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b7d2, #d2b7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0B7D2?: #D0B7D2 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 #D0B7D2?: The RGB value is 208, 183, 210: 208 red, 183 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B7D2?: The complementary color is #B9D2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B7D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.