What color is #D5BFFA?

#D5BFFA is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BFFA?

The RGB value is 213, 191, 250: 213 red, 191 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BFFA?

The complementary color is #E4FABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BFFA color

#D5BFFA rgb(213, 191, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D5BFFA is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 74.9% green and 98% blue (213, 191, 250).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#D5BFFA color codes

HEX	`#D5BFFA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 191, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 74.9%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, 18.98, -26.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 32.38, 305.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.323, 58.31, 98.343)`
Decimal	`14008314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BFFA, 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 #D5BFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #D5BFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bffa; }
.text { color: #d5bffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 191 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bffa, #f2bffa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5BFFA?: #D5BFFA is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BFFA?: The RGB value is 213, 191, 250: 213 red, 191 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BFFA?: The complementary color is #E4FABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.