What color is #D19BCE?

#D19BCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D19BCE?

The RGB value is 209, 155, 206: 209 red, 155 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D19BCE?

The complementary color is #9BD19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D19BCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D19BCE color

#D19BCE rgb(209, 155, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D19BCE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 60.8% green and 80.8% blue (209, 155, 206).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Horizon (#D39ED2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#D19BCE color codes

HEX	`#D19BCE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 155, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 60.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, 28.52, -18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 33.85, 327.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.155, 41.456, 63.793)`
Decimal	`13736910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D19BCE, 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 #D19BCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D19BCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #D19BCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d19bce; }
.text { color: #d19bce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d19bce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 155 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d19bce, #d19bb3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D19BCE?: #D19BCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D19BCE?: The RGB value is 209, 155, 206: 209 red, 155 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D19BCE?: The complementary color is #9BD19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D19BCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.