What color is #D2BFDA?

#D2BFDA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BFDA?

The RGB value is 210, 191, 218: 210 red, 191 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BFDA?

The complementary color is #C7DABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BFDA color

#D2BFDA rgb(210, 191, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2BFDA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.9% green and 85.5% blue (210, 191, 218).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#D2BFDA color codes

HEX	`#D2BFDA`
RGB	`rgb(210, 191, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.63, 11.57, -11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.63, 15.99, 316.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.862, 56.026, 74.082)`
Decimal	`13811674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BFDA, 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 #D2BFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #D2BFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bfda; }
.text { color: #d2bfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 191 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bfda, #dabfd5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D2BFDA?: #D2BFDA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BFDA?: The RGB value is 210, 191, 218: 210 red, 191 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BFDA?: The complementary color is #C7DABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.