What color is #D5B5CE?

#D5B5CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5B5CE?

The RGB value is 213, 181, 206: 213 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5B5CE?

The complementary color is #B5D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5B5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5B5CE color

#D5B5CE rgb(213, 181, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D5B5CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 71% green and 80.8% blue (213, 181, 206).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#D5B5CE color codes

HEX	`#D5B5CE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 181, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 71%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, 15.75, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 17.81, 332.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.104, 51.651, 65.447)`
Decimal	`14005710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5B5CE, 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 #D5B5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5B5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #D5B5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5b5ce; }
.text { color: #d5b5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5b5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 181 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5b5ce, #d5b5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5B5CE?: #D5B5CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5B5CE?: The RGB value is 213, 181, 206: 213 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5B5CE?: The complementary color is #B5D5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5B5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.