What color is #D4BCD5?

#D4BCD5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BCD5?

The RGB value is 212, 188, 213: 212 red, 188 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BCD5?

The complementary color is #BDD5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BCD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BCD5 color

#D4BCD5 rgb(212, 188, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4BCD5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.7% green and 83.5% blue (212, 188, 213).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#D4BCD5 color codes

HEX	`#D4BCD5`
RGB	`rgb(212, 188, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.91, 12.91, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.91, 15.97, 323.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.143, 54.768, 70.499)`
Decimal	`13941973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BCD5, 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 #D4BCD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BCD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #D4BCD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bcd5; }
.text { color: #d4bcd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bcd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 188 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bcd5, #d5bcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4BCD5?: #D4BCD5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BCD5?: The RGB value is 212, 188, 213: 212 red, 188 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BCD5?: The complementary color is #BDD5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BCD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.