What color is #D0BAD8?

#D0BAD8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BAD8?

The RGB value is 208, 186, 216: 208 red, 186 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BAD8?

The complementary color is #C2D8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BAD8 color

#D0BAD8 rgb(208, 186, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BAD8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.9% green and 84.7% blue (208, 186, 216).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#D0BAD8 color codes

HEX	`#D0BAD8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 186, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.16, 13.21, -12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.16, 17.95, 317.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.964, 53.486, 72.328)`
Decimal	`13679320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BAD8, 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 #D0BAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #D0BAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bad8; }
.text { color: #d0bad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 186 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bad8, #d8bad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BAD8?: #D0BAD8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BAD8?: The RGB value is 208, 186, 216: 208 red, 186 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BAD8?: The complementary color is #C2D8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.