What color is #D4BBDB?

#D4BBDB 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 #D4BBDB?

The RGB value is 212, 187, 219: 212 red, 187 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BBDB?

The complementary color is #C2DBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BBDB color

#D4BBDB rgb(212, 187, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4BBDB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.3% green and 85.9% blue (212, 187, 219).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#D4BBDB color codes

HEX	`#D4BBDB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 187, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.84, 14.58, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.84, 19.36, 318.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.706, 54.653, 74.513)`
Decimal	`13941723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BBDB, 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 #D4BBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #D4BBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bbdb; }
.text { color: #d4bbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 187 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bbdb, #dbbbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4BBDB?: #D4BBDB 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 #D4BBDB?: The RGB value is 212, 187, 219: 212 red, 187 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BBDB?: The complementary color is #C2DBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.