What color is #D6B2E5?

#D6B2E5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B2E5?

The RGB value is 214, 178, 229: 214 red, 178 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B2E5?

The complementary color is #C1E5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B2E5 color

#D6B2E5 rgb(214, 178, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6B2E5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 69.8% green and 89.8% blue (214, 178, 229).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#D6B2E5 color codes

HEX	`#D6B2E5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 178, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 69.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, 22.05, -20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 30.21, 316.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.793, 51.795, 81.066)`
Decimal	`14070501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B2E5, 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 #D6B2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #D6B2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b2e5; }
.text { color: #d6b2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 178 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b2e5, #e5b2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6B2E5?: #D6B2E5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B2E5?: The RGB value is 214, 178, 229: 214 red, 178 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B2E5?: The complementary color is #C1E5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.