What color is #D0BAE5?

#D0BAE5 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 #D0BAE5?

The RGB value is 208, 186, 229: 208 red, 186 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BAE5?

The complementary color is #CFE5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BAE5 color

#D0BAE5 rgb(208, 186, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BAE5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.9% green and 89.8% blue (208, 186, 229).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#D0BAE5 color codes

HEX	`#D0BAE5`
RGB	`rgb(208, 186, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.57, 15.77, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.57, 24.36, 310.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.712, 54.185, 81.532)`
Decimal	`13679333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BAE5, 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 #D0BAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #D0BAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bae5; }
.text { color: #d0bae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 186 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bae5, #e5bae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D0BAE5?: #D0BAE5 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 #D0BAE5?: The RGB value is 208, 186, 229: 208 red, 186 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BAE5?: The complementary color is #CFE5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.