What color is #D2B7D8?

#D2B7D8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2B7D8?

The RGB value is 210, 183, 216: 210 red, 183 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B7D8?

The complementary color is #BDD8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B7D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B7D8 color

#D2B7D8 rgb(210, 183, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B7D8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 71.8% green and 84.7% blue (210, 183, 216).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 30% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#D2B7D8 color codes

HEX	`#D2B7D8`
RGB	`rgb(210, 183, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 71.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 30%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.6, 15.5, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.6, 20.22, 320.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.905, 52.527, 72.146)`
Decimal	`13809624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B7D8, 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 #D2B7D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B7D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #D2B7D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b7d8; }
.text { color: #d2b7d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b7d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 183 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b7d8, #d8b7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2B7D8?: #D2B7D8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2B7D8?: The RGB value is 210, 183, 216: 210 red, 183 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B7D8?: The complementary color is #BDD8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B7D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.