What color is #D0BBD5?

#D0BBD5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BBD5?

The RGB value is 208, 187, 213: 208 red, 187 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BBD5?

The complementary color is #C0D5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BBD5?

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.

#D0BBD5 color

#D0BBD5 rgb(208, 187, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BBD5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 73.3% green and 83.5% blue (208, 187, 213).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D0BBD5 color codes

HEX	`#D0BBD5`
RGB	`rgb(208, 187, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, 12.1, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 15.89, 319.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.791, 53.755, 70.375)`
Decimal	`13679573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BBD5, 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 #D0BBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BBD5 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 #D0BBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bbd5; }
.text { color: #d0bbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 187 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bbd5, #d5bbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BBD5?: #D0BBD5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BBD5?: The RGB value is 208, 187, 213: 208 red, 187 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BBD5?: The complementary color is #C0D5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BBD5?: 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.