What color is #D1BFD4?

#D1BFD4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BFD4?

The RGB value is 209, 191, 212: 209 red, 191 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BFD4?

The complementary color is #C2D4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BFD4 color

#D1BFD4 rgb(209, 191, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1BFD4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.9% green and 83.1% blue (209, 191, 212).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#D1BFD4 color codes

HEX	`#D1BFD4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 191, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, 10.1, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 13, 320.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.807, 55.571, 70.008)`
Decimal	`13746132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BFD4, 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 #D1BFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #D1BFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bfd4; }
.text { color: #d1bfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bfd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 191 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bfd4, #d4bfcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1BFD4?: #D1BFD4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BFD4?: The RGB value is 209, 191, 212: 209 red, 191 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BFD4?: The complementary color is #C2D4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.