What color is #D2B1CF?

#D2B1CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B1CF?

The RGB value is 210, 177, 207: 210 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B1CF?

The complementary color is #B1D2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B1CF color

#D2B1CF rgb(210, 177, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B1CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 69.4% green and 81.2% blue (210, 177, 207).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#D2B1CF color codes

HEX	`#D2B1CF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 177, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 69.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, 17.06, -10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 20.14, 327.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.562, 49.652, 65.782)`
Decimal	`13808079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B1CF, 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 #D2B1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #D2B1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b1cf; }
.text { color: #d2b1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 177 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b1cf, #d2b1be); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D2B1CF?: #D2B1CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B1CF?: The RGB value is 210, 177, 207: 210 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B1CF?: The complementary color is #B1D2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.