What color is #D0BADD?

#D0BADD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BADD?

The RGB value is 208, 186, 221: 208 red, 186 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BADD?

The complementary color is #C7DDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BADD color

#D0BADD rgb(208, 186, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BADD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.9% green and 86.7% blue (208, 186, 221).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#D0BADD color codes

HEX	`#D0BADD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 186, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, 14.18, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 20.37, 314.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.62, 53.749, 75.784)`
Decimal	`13679325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BADD, 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 #D0BADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #D0BADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0badd; }
.text { color: #d0badd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0badd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 186 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0badd, #ddbad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BADD?: #D0BADD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BADD?: The RGB value is 208, 186, 221: 208 red, 186 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BADD?: The complementary color is #C7DDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.