What color is #D3B2CF?

#D3B2CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B2CF?

The RGB value is 211, 178, 207: 211 red, 178 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B2CF?

The complementary color is #B2D3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B2CF color

#D3B2CF rgb(211, 178, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3B2CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 69.8% green and 81.2% blue (211, 178, 207).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#D3B2CF color codes

HEX	`#D3B2CF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 178, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 69.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.19, 16.86, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.19, 19.71, 328.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.046, 50.196, 65.861)`
Decimal	`13873871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B2CF, 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 #D3B2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #D3B2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b2cf; }
.text { color: #d3b2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 178 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b2cf, #d3b2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3B2CF?: #D3B2CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B2CF?: The RGB value is 211, 178, 207: 211 red, 178 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B2CF?: The complementary color is #B2D3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.