What color is #D4B7D1?

#D4B7D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4B7D1?

The RGB value is 212, 183, 209: 212 red, 183 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B7D1?

The complementary color is #B7D4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B7D1 color

#D4B7D1 rgb(212, 183, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4B7D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 71.8% green and 82% blue (212, 183, 209).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#D4B7D1 color codes

HEX	`#D4B7D1`
RGB	`rgb(212, 183, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 71.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.56, 14.87, -9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.56, 17.5, 328.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.592, 52.468, 67.508)`
Decimal	`13940689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B7D1, 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 #D4B7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #D4B7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b7d1; }
.text { color: #d4b7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 183 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b7d1, #d4b7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4B7D1?: #D4B7D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4B7D1?: The RGB value is 212, 183, 209: 212 red, 183 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B7D1?: The complementary color is #B7D4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.