What color is #D3B0CF?

#D3B0CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B0CF?

The RGB value is 211, 176, 207: 211 red, 176 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B0CF?

The complementary color is #B0D3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B0CF color

#D3B0CF rgb(211, 176, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3B0CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 69% green and 81.2% blue (211, 176, 207).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 28% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vamp (#DAAFD1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#D3B0CF color codes

HEX	`#D3B0CF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 176, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 69%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 28%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, 17.95, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 21.01, 328.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.651, 49.406, 65.729)`
Decimal	`13873359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B0CF, 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 #D3B0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #D3B0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b0cf; }
.text { color: #d3b0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 176 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b0cf, #d3b0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3B0CF?: #D3B0CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vamp. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B0CF?: The RGB value is 211, 176, 207: 211 red, 176 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B0CF?: The complementary color is #B0D3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.