What color is #D2B6DF?

#D2B6DF 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 #D2B6DF?

The RGB value is 210, 182, 223: 210 red, 182 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B6DF?

The complementary color is #C3DFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B6DF color

#D2B6DF rgb(210, 182, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B6DF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 71.4% green and 87.5% blue (210, 182, 223).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#D2B6DF color codes

HEX	`#D2B6DF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 182, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 71.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, 17.4, -16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 24.19, 315.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.623, 52.486, 76.946)`
Decimal	`13809375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B6DF, 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 #D2B6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #D2B6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b6df; }
.text { color: #d2b6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 182 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b6df, #dfb6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D2B6DF?: #D2B6DF 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 #D2B6DF?: The RGB value is 210, 182, 223: 210 red, 182 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B6DF?: The complementary color is #C3DFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.