What color is #D1BDE2?

#D1BDE2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BDE2?

The RGB value is 209, 189, 226: 209 red, 189 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BDE2?

The complementary color is #CEE2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BDE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BDE2 color

#D1BDE2 rgb(209, 189, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1BDE2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.1% green and 88.6% blue (209, 189, 226).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#D1BDE2 color codes

HEX	`#D1BDE2`
RGB	`rgb(209, 189, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.3, 13.87, -15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.3, 21.06, 311.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.217, 55.442, 79.571)`
Decimal	`13745634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BDE2, 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 #D1BDE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BDE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #D1BDE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bde2; }
.text { color: #d1bde2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bde2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 189 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bde2, #e2bde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D1BDE2?: #D1BDE2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BDE2?: The RGB value is 209, 189, 226: 209 red, 189 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BDE2?: The complementary color is #CEE2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BDE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.