What color is #D39DCC?

#D39DCC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D39DCC?

The RGB value is 211, 157, 204: 211 red, 157 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D39DCC?

The complementary color is #9DD3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D39DCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D39DCC color

#D39DCC rgb(211, 157, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D39DCC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 61.6% green and 80% blue (211, 157, 204).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 38% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#D39DCC color codes

HEX	`#D39DCC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 157, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 61.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 38%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 26%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, 27.74, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 32.12, 329.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.819, 42.324, 62.66)`
Decimal	`13868492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D39DCC, 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 #D39DCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D39DCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #D39DCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d39dcc; }
.text { color: #d39dcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d39dcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 157 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d39dcc, #d39db1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D39DCC?: #D39DCC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D39DCC?: The RGB value is 211, 157, 204: 211 red, 157 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D39DCC?: The complementary color is #9DD3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D39DCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.