What color is #D4BCDD?

#D4BCDD 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 #D4BCDD?

The RGB value is 212, 188, 221: 212 red, 188 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BCDD?

The complementary color is #C5DDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BCDD color

#D4BCDD rgb(212, 188, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D4BCDD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.7% green and 86.7% blue (212, 188, 221).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#D4BCDD color codes

HEX	`#D4BCDD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 188, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.15, 14.43, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.15, 19.65, 317.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.184, 55.185, 75.979)`
Decimal	`13941981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BCDD, 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 #D4BCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #D4BCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bcdd; }
.text { color: #d4bcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 188 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bcdd, #ddbcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4BCDD?: #D4BCDD 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 #D4BCDD?: The RGB value is 212, 188, 221: 212 red, 188 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BCDD?: The complementary color is #C5DDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.