What color is #D2BFDF?

#D2BFDF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BFDF?

The RGB value is 210, 191, 223: 210 red, 191 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BFDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #D2BFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BFDF color

#D2BFDF rgb(210, 191, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D2BFDF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.9% green and 87.5% blue (210, 191, 223).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#D2BFDF color codes

HEX	`#D2BFDF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 191, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.78, 12.54, -13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.78, 18.42, 312.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.526, 56.291, 77.58)`
Decimal	`13811679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BFDF, 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 #D2BFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #D2BFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2bfdf; }
.text { color: #d2bfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2bfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 191 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2bfdf, #dfbfdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2BFDF?: #D2BFDF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BFDF?: The RGB value is 210, 191, 223: 210 red, 191 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BFDF?: The complementary color is #CCDFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.