What color is #D3CBE9?

#D3CBE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CBE9?

The RGB value is 211, 203, 233: 211 red, 203 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CBE9?

The complementary color is #E1E9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CBE9 color

#D3CBE9 rgb(211, 203, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D3CBE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 79.6% green and 91.4% blue (211, 203, 233).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#D3CBE9 color codes

HEX	`#D3CBE9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 203, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 79.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, 8.41, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 16.16, 301.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.925, 62.444, 85.813)`
Decimal	`13880297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CBE9, 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 #D3CBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #D3CBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cbe9; }
.text { color: #d3cbe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cbe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 203 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cbe9, #e2cbe9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D3CBE9?: #D3CBE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CBE9?: The RGB value is 211, 203, 233: 211 red, 203 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CBE9?: The complementary color is #E1E9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.