What color is #D2BAD1?

#D2BAD1 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 #D2BAD1?

The RGB value is 210, 186, 209: 210 red, 186 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BAD1?

The complementary color is #BAD2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BAD1 color

#D2BAD1 rgb(210, 186, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2BAD1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 72.9% green and 82% blue (210, 186, 209).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#D2BAD1 color codes

HEX	`#D2BAD1`
RGB	`rgb(210, 186, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 72.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.12, 12.57, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.12, 15.12, 326.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.644, 53.424, 67.69)`
Decimal	`13810385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BAD1, 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 #D2BAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #D2BAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bad1; }
.text { color: #d2bad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 186 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bad1, #d2bac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2BAD1?: #D2BAD1 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 #D2BAD1?: The RGB value is 210, 186, 209: 210 red, 186 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BAD1?: The complementary color is #BAD2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.