What color is #D4B3D9?

#D4B3D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4B3D9?

The RGB value is 212, 179, 217: 212 red, 179 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B3D9?

The complementary color is #B8D9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B3D9 color

#D4B3D9 rgb(212, 179, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4B3D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 70.2% green and 85.1% blue (212, 179, 217).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#D4B3D9 color codes

HEX	`#D4B3D9`
RGB	`rgb(212, 179, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 70.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, 18.53, -14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 23.63, 321.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.794, 51.248, 72.585)`
Decimal	`13939673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B3D9, 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 #D4B3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #D4B3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b3d9; }
.text { color: #d4b3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 179 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b3d9, #d9b3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4B3D9?: #D4B3D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4B3D9?: The RGB value is 212, 179, 217: 212 red, 179 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B3D9?: The complementary color is #B8D9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.