What color is #D3BAFF?

#D3BAFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3BAFF?

The RGB value is 211, 186, 255: 211 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3BAFF?

The complementary color is #E6FFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3BAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3BAFF color

#D3BAFF rgb(211, 186, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3BAFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 72.9% green and 100% blue (211, 186, 255).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#D3BAFF color codes

HEX	`#D3BAFF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 186, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 72.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.72, 22.14, -30.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.72, 37.89, 305.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.469, 56.187, 102.142)`
Decimal	`13875967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3BAFF, 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 #D3BAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3BAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #D3BAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3baff; }
.text { color: #d3baff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3baff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 186 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3baff, #f6baff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3BAFF?: #D3BAFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3BAFF?: The RGB value is 211, 186, 255: 211 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3BAFF?: The complementary color is #E6FFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3BAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.