What color is #D1BFE8?

#D1BFE8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1BFE8?

The RGB value is 209, 191, 232: 209 red, 191 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BFE8?

The complementary color is #D6E8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BFE8 color

#D1BFE8 rgb(209, 191, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D1BFE8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 74.9% green and 91% blue (209, 191, 232).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 47% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#D1BFE8 color codes

HEX	`#D1BFE8`
RGB	`rgb(209, 191, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 74.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 47%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.98, 13.99, -18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.98, 22.83, 307.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.488, 56.643, 84.128)`
Decimal	`13746152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BFE8, 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 #D1BFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #D1BFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bfe8; }
.text { color: #d1bfe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bfe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 191 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bfe8, #e5bfe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D1BFE8?: #D1BFE8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1BFE8?: The RGB value is 209, 191, 232: 209 red, 191 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BFE8?: The complementary color is #D6E8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.