What color is #D0B8E0?

#D0B8E0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B8E0?

The RGB value is 208, 184, 224: 208 red, 184 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B8E0?

The complementary color is #C8E0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B8E0 color

#D0B8E0 rgb(208, 184, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0B8E0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.2% green and 87.8% blue (208, 184, 224).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 39% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#D0B8E0 color codes

HEX	`#D0B8E0`
RGB	`rgb(208, 184, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 39%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, 15.85, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 23.13, 313.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.605, 53.073, 77.769)`
Decimal	`13678816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B8E0, 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 #D0B8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #D0B8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b8e0; }
.text { color: #d0b8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 184 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b8e0, #e0b8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D0B8E0?: #D0B8E0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B8E0?: The RGB value is 208, 184, 224: 208 red, 184 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B8E0?: The complementary color is #C8E0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.