What color is #D3BEF6?

#D3BEF6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3BEF6?

The RGB value is 211, 190, 246: 211 red, 190 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3BEF6?

The complementary color is #E1F6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3BEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3BEF6 color

#D3BEF6 rgb(211, 190, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3BEF6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 74.5% green and 96.5% blue (211, 190, 246).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#D3BEF6 color codes

HEX	`#D3BEF6`
RGB	`rgb(211, 190, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 74.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, 18.05, -24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 30.8, 305.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.909, 57.33, 94.975)`
Decimal	`13876982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3BEF6, 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 #D3BEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3BEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #D3BEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3bef6; }
.text { color: #d3bef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3bef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 190 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3bef6, #efbef6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D3BEF6?: #D3BEF6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3BEF6?: The RGB value is 211, 190, 246: 211 red, 190 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3BEF6?: The complementary color is #E1F6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3BEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.