What color is #D4BADC?

#D4BADC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BADC?

The RGB value is 212, 186, 220: 212 red, 186 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BADC?

The complementary color is #C2DCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BADC color

#D4BADC rgb(212, 186, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4BADC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 72.9% green and 86.3% blue (212, 186, 220).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#D4BADC color codes

HEX	`#D4BADC`
RGB	`rgb(212, 186, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 72.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.63, 15.31, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.63, 20.47, 318.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.627, 54.283, 75.138)`
Decimal	`13941468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BADC, 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 #D4BADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #D4BADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4badc; }
.text { color: #d4badc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4badc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 186 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4badc, #dcbad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4BADC?: #D4BADC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BADC?: The RGB value is 212, 186, 220: 212 red, 186 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BADC?: The complementary color is #C2DCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.