What color is #D3BEE9?

#D3BEE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3BEE9?

The RGB value is 211, 190, 233: 211 red, 190 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3BEE9?

The complementary color is #D4E9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3BEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3BEE9 color

#D3BEE9 rgb(211, 190, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3BEE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 74.5% green and 91.4% blue (211, 190, 233).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 49% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#D3BEE9 color codes

HEX	`#D3BEE9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 190, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 74.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 49%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, 15.38, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 24.16, 309.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.983, 56.559, 84.832)`
Decimal	`13876969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3BEE9, 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 #D3BEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3BEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #D3BEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3bee9; }
.text { color: #d3bee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3bee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 190 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3bee9, #e8bee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D3BEE9?: #D3BEE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3BEE9?: The RGB value is 211, 190, 233: 211 red, 190 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3BEE9?: The complementary color is #D4E9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3BEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.