What color is #D0BADB?

#D0BADB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BADB?

The RGB value is 208, 186, 219: 208 red, 186 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BADB?

The complementary color is #C5DBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BADB color

#D0BADB rgb(208, 186, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BADB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.9% green and 85.9% blue (208, 186, 219).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#D0BADB color codes

HEX	`#D0BADB`
RGB	`rgb(208, 186, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, 13.79, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 19.4, 315.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.355, 53.643, 74.389)`
Decimal	`13679323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BADB, 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 #D0BADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #D0BADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0badb; }
.text { color: #d0badb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0badb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 186 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0badb, #dbbad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BADB?: #D0BADB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BADB?: The RGB value is 208, 186, 219: 208 red, 186 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BADB?: The complementary color is #C5DBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.