What color is #D1BDDE?

#D1BDDE 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 #D1BDDE?

The RGB value is 209, 189, 222: 209 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BDDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #D1BDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BDDE color

#D1BDDE rgb(209, 189, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1BDDE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.1% green and 87.1% blue (209, 189, 222).

Its hue angle is 276°, 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#D1BDDE color codes

HEX	`#D1BDDE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 189, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.17, 13.09, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.17, 19.07, 313.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.675, 55.225, 76.714)`
Decimal	`13745630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BDDE, 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 #D1BDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #D1BDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bdde; }
.text { color: #d1bdde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bdde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 189 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bdde, #debddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1BDDE?: #D1BDDE 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 #D1BDDE?: The RGB value is 209, 189, 222: 209 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BDDE?: The complementary color is #CADEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.