What color is #D2B8D3?

#D2B8D3 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 #D2B8D3?

The RGB value is 210, 184, 211: 210 red, 184 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B8D3?

The complementary color is #B9D3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B8D3 color

#D2B8D3 rgb(210, 184, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B8D3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 72.2% green and 82.7% blue (210, 184, 211).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#D2B8D3 color codes

HEX	`#D2B8D3`
RGB	`rgb(210, 184, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 72.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 14.02, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 17.3, 324.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.475, 52.687, 68.862)`
Decimal	`13809875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B8D3, 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 #D2B8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #D2B8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b8d3; }
.text { color: #d2b8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 184 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b8d3, #d3b8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2B8D3?: #D2B8D3 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 #D2B8D3?: The RGB value is 210, 184, 211: 210 red, 184 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B8D3?: The complementary color is #B9D3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.