What color is #D4B5DA?

#D4B5DA 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 #D4B5DA?

The RGB value is 212, 181, 218: 212 red, 181 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B5DA?

The complementary color is #BBDAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B5DA color

#D4B5DA rgb(212, 181, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4B5DA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 71% green and 85.5% blue (212, 181, 218).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#D4B5DA color codes

HEX	`#D4B5DA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 181, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 71%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, 17.63, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 22.79, 320.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.328, 52.108, 73.406)`
Decimal	`13940186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B5DA, 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 #D4B5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #D4B5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b5da; }
.text { color: #d4b5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 181 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b5da, #dab5cd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D4B5DA?: #D4B5DA 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 #D4B5DA?: The RGB value is 212, 181, 218: 212 red, 181 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B5DA?: The complementary color is #BBDAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.