What color is #D2B5CF?

#D2B5CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B5CF?

The RGB value is 210, 181, 207: 210 red, 181 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B5CF?

The complementary color is #B5D2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B5CF color

#D2B5CF rgb(210, 181, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B5CF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 71% green and 81.2% blue (210, 181, 207).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#D2B5CF color codes

HEX	`#D2B5CF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 181, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 71%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, 14.9, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 17.53, 328.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.363, 51.255, 66.049)`
Decimal	`13809103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B5CF, 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 #D2B5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #D2B5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b5cf; }
.text { color: #d2b5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 181 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b5cf, #d2b5c0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D2B5CF?: #D2B5CF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B5CF?: The RGB value is 210, 181, 207: 210 red, 181 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B5CF?: The complementary color is #B5D2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.