What color is #D5BDD7?

#D5BDD7 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 #D5BDD7?

The RGB value is 213, 189, 215: 213 red, 189 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BDD7?

The complementary color is #BFD7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BDD7 color

#D5BDD7 rgb(213, 189, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D5BDD7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.1% green and 84.3% blue (213, 189, 215).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#D5BDD7 color codes

HEX	`#D5BDD7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 189, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.3, 13.09, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.3, 16.4, 322.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.902, 55.448, 71.929)`
Decimal	`14007767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BDD7, 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 #D5BDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #D5BDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bdd7; }
.text { color: #d5bdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 189 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bdd7, #d7bdcc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D5BDD7?: #D5BDD7 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 #D5BDD7?: The RGB value is 213, 189, 215: 213 red, 189 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BDD7?: The complementary color is #BFD7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.