What color is #D3B9D9?

#D3B9D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3B9D9?

The RGB value is 211, 185, 217: 211 red, 185 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3B9D9?

The complementary color is #BFD9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3B9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3B9D9 color

#D3B9D9 rgb(211, 185, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3B9D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 72.5% green and 85.1% blue (211, 185, 217).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#D3B9D9 color codes

HEX	`#D3B9D9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 185, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 72.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.2, 14.95, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.2, 19.56, 319.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.735, 53.557, 72.981)`
Decimal	`13875673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3B9D9, 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 #D3B9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3B9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #D3B9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3b9d9; }
.text { color: #d3b9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3b9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 185 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3b9d9, #d9b9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3B9D9?: #D3B9D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3B9D9?: The RGB value is 211, 185, 217: 211 red, 185 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3B9D9?: The complementary color is #BFD9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3B9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.