What color is #D0B9E8?

#D0B9E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B9E8?

The RGB value is 208, 185, 232: 208 red, 185 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B9E8?

The complementary color is #D1E8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B9E8 color

#D0B9E8 rgb(208, 185, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0B9E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.5% green and 91% blue (208, 185, 232).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 51% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#D0B9E8 color codes

HEX	`#D0B9E8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 185, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 51%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, 16.92, -20.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 26.5, 309.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.924, 53.934, 83.687)`
Decimal	`13679080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B9E8, 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 #D0B9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #D0B9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b9e8; }
.text { color: #d0b9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 185 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b9e8, #e7b9e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D0B9E8?: #D0B9E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B9E8?: The RGB value is 208, 185, 232: 208 red, 185 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B9E8?: The complementary color is #D1E8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.