What color is #D0BDDE?

#D0BDDE 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 #D0BDDE?

The RGB value is 208, 189, 222: 208 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BDDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #D0BDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BDDE color

#D0BDDE rgb(208, 189, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BDDE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.1% green and 87.1% blue (208, 189, 222).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#D0BDDE color codes

HEX	`#D0BDDE`
RGB	`rgb(208, 189, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.09, 12.76, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.09, 18.95, 312.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.393, 55.079, 76.701)`
Decimal	`13680094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BDDE, 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 #D0BDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #D0BDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0bdde; }
.text { color: #d0bdde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0bdde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 189 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0bdde, #debddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BDDE?: #D0BDDE 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 #D0BDDE?: The RGB value is 208, 189, 222: 208 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BDDE?: The complementary color is #CBDEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.