What color is #D3B6D0?

#D3B6D0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B6D0?

The RGB value is 211, 182, 208: 211 red, 182 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B6D0?

The complementary color is #B6D3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B6D0 color

#D3B6D0 rgb(211, 182, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3B6D0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 71.4% green and 81.6% blue (211, 182, 208).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#D3B6D0 color codes

HEX	`#D3B6D0`
RGB	`rgb(211, 182, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 71.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 14.88, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 17.52, 328.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.976, 51.86, 66.776)`
Decimal	`13874896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B6D0, 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 #D3B6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #D3B6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b6d0; }
.text { color: #d3b6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 182 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b6d0, #d3b6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3B6D0?: #D3B6D0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B6D0?: The RGB value is 211, 182, 208: 211 red, 182 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B6D0?: The complementary color is #B6D3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.