What color is #D188D5?

#D188D5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D188D5?

The RGB value is 209, 136, 213: 209 red, 136 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D188D5?

The complementary color is #8CD588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D188D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D188D5 color

#D188D5 rgb(209, 136, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D188D5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 53.3% green and 83.5% blue (209, 136, 213).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#D188D5 color codes

HEX	`#D188D5`
RGB	`rgb(209, 136, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 53.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 36%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 36%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, 40.1, -28.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 49.03, 324.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.108, 35.97, 67.399)`
Decimal	`13732053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D188D5, 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 #D188D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D188D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #D188D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d188d5; }
.text { color: #d188d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d188d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 136 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d188d5, #d588b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D188D5?: #D188D5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D188D5?: The RGB value is 209, 136, 213: 209 red, 136 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D188D5?: The complementary color is #8CD588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D188D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.