What color is #D5BDD6?

#D5BDD6 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 #D5BDD6?

The RGB value is 213, 189, 214: 213 red, 189 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BDD6?

The complementary color is #BED6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BDD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BDD6 color

#D5BDD6 rgb(213, 189, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D5BDD6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.1% green and 83.9% blue (213, 189, 214).

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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#D5BDD6 color codes

HEX	`#D5BDD6`
RGB	`rgb(213, 189, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.27, 12.9, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.27, 15.95, 323.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.774, 55.397, 71.254)`
Decimal	`14007766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BDD6, 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 #D5BDD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BDD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #D5BDD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bdd6; }
.text { color: #d5bdd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bdd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 189 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bdd6, #d6bdcb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D5BDD6?: #D5BDD6 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 #D5BDD6?: The RGB value is 213, 189, 214: 213 red, 189 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BDD6?: The complementary color is #BED6BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BDD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.