What color is #D0BEDA?

#D0BEDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BEDA?

The RGB value is 208, 190, 218: 208 red, 190 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BEDA?

The complementary color is #C8DABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BEDA color

#D0BEDA rgb(208, 190, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D0BEDA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 74.5% green and 85.5% blue (208, 190, 218).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#D0BEDA color codes

HEX	`#D0BEDA`
RGB	`rgb(208, 190, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 74.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, 11.44, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 16.34, 314.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.079, 55.299, 73.983)`
Decimal	`13680346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BEDA, 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 #D0BEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #D0BEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0beda; }
.text { color: #d0beda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0beda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 190 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0beda, #dabed6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0BEDA?: #D0BEDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BEDA?: The RGB value is 208, 190, 218: 208 red, 190 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BEDA?: The complementary color is #C8DABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.