What color is #D3B3DB?

#D3B3DB 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 #D3B3DB?

The RGB value is 211, 179, 219: 211 red, 179 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B3DB?

The complementary color is #BBDBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B3DB color

#D3B3DB rgb(211, 179, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3B3DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 70.2% green and 85.9% blue (211, 179, 219).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#D3B3DB color codes

HEX	`#D3B3DB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 179, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 70.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.8, 18.58, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.8, 24.38, 319.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.768, 51.204, 73.95)`
Decimal	`13874139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B3DB, 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 #D3B3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #D3B3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b3db; }
.text { color: #d3b3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 179 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b3db, #dbb3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #D3B3DB?: #D3B3DB 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 #D3B3DB?: The RGB value is 211, 179, 219: 211 red, 179 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B3DB?: The complementary color is #BBDBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.