What color is #D1BBDD?

#D1BBDD 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 #D1BBDD?

The RGB value is 209, 187, 221: 209 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BBDD?

The complementary color is #C7DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BBDD color

#D1BBDD rgb(209, 187, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1BBDD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 73.3% green and 86.7% blue (209, 187, 221).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#D1BBDD color codes

HEX	`#D1BBDD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 187, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 73.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, 13.97, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 19.87, 314.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.114, 54.317, 75.868)`
Decimal	`13745117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BBDD, 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 #D1BBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #D1BBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bbdd; }
.text { color: #d1bbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 187 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bbdd, #ddbbd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1BBDD?: #D1BBDD 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 #D1BBDD?: The RGB value is 209, 187, 221: 209 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BBDD?: The complementary color is #C7DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.