What color is #D0BBE6?

#D0BBE6 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 #D0BBE6?

The RGB value is 208, 187, 230: 208 red, 187 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BBE6?

The complementary color is #D1E6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BBE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BBE6 color

#D0BBE6 rgb(208, 187, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BBE6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 73.3% green and 90.2% blue (208, 187, 230).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#D0BBE6 color codes

HEX	`#D0BBE6`
RGB	`rgb(208, 187, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 73.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, 15.43, -18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 24.23, 309.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.063, 54.664, 82.34)`
Decimal	`13679590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BBE6, 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 #D0BBE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BBE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #D0BBE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bbe6; }
.text { color: #d0bbe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bbe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 187 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bbe6, #e5bbe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D0BBE6?: #D0BBE6 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 #D0BBE6?: The RGB value is 208, 187, 230: 208 red, 187 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BBE6?: The complementary color is #D1E6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BBE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.