What color is #D2B9DC?

#D2B9DC 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 #D2B9DC?

The RGB value is 210, 185, 220: 210 red, 185 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2B9DC?

The complementary color is #C3DCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2B9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2B9DC color

#D2B9DC rgb(210, 185, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2B9DC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 72.5% green and 86.3% blue (210, 185, 220).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#D2B9DC color codes

HEX	`#D2B9DC`
RGB	`rgb(210, 185, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 72.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, 15.19, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 20.81, 316.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.844, 53.567, 75.041)`
Decimal	`13810140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2B9DC, 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 #D2B9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2B9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #D2B9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2b9dc; }
.text { color: #d2b9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2b9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 185 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2b9dc, #dcb9d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2B9DC?: #D2B9DC 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 #D2B9DC?: The RGB value is 210, 185, 220: 210 red, 185 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2B9DC?: The complementary color is #C3DCB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2B9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.