What color is #D2B5DD?

#D2B5DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B5DD?

The RGB value is 210, 181, 221: 210 red, 181 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B5DD?

The complementary color is #C0DDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B5DD color

#D2B5DD rgb(210, 181, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B5DD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 71% green and 86.7% blue (210, 181, 221).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 37% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#D2B5DD color codes

HEX	`#D2B5DD`
RGB	`rgb(210, 181, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 71%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 37%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, 17.55, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 23.88, 317.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.151, 51.971, 75.466)`
Decimal	`13809117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B5DD, 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 #D2B5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #D2B5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b5dd; }
.text { color: #d2b5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 181 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b5dd, #ddb5d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D2B5DD?: #D2B5DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B5DD?: The RGB value is 210, 181, 221: 210 red, 181 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B5DD?: The complementary color is #C0DDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.