What color is #D3B0D4?

#D3B0D4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B0D4?

The RGB value is 211, 176, 212: 211 red, 176 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B0D4?

The complementary color is #B1D4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B0D4 color

#D3B0D4 rgb(211, 176, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3B0D4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 69% green and 83.1% blue (211, 176, 212).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#D3B0D4 color codes

HEX	`#D3B0D4`
RGB	`rgb(211, 176, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 69%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, 18.88, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 23.16, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.271, 49.654, 69)`
Decimal	`13873364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B0D4, 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 #D3B0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #D3B0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b0d4; }
.text { color: #d3b0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 176 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b0d4, #d4b0c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3B0D4?: #D3B0D4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B0D4?: The RGB value is 211, 176, 212: 211 red, 176 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B0D4?: The complementary color is #B1D4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.