What color is #D4BAEE?

#D4BAEE is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BAEE?

The RGB value is 212, 186, 238: 212 red, 186 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BAEE?

The complementary color is #D4EEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BAEE color

#D4BAEE rgb(212, 186, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4BAEE is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 72.9% green and 93.3% blue (212, 186, 238).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#D4BAEE color codes

HEX	`#D4BAEE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 186, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 72.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, 18.88, -22.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 29.3, 310.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.14, 55.288, 88.376)`
Decimal	`13941486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BAEE, 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 #D4BAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #D4BAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4baee; }
.text { color: #d4baee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4baee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 186 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4baee, #eebaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #D4BAEE?: #D4BAEE is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BAEE?: The RGB value is 212, 186, 238: 212 red, 186 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BAEE?: The complementary color is #D4EEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.