What color is #D6B4D7?

#D6B4D7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B4D7?

The RGB value is 214, 180, 215: 214 red, 180 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B4D7?

The complementary color is #B5D7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B4D7 color

#D6B4D7 rgb(214, 180, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6B4D7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 70.6% green and 84.3% blue (214, 180, 215).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 30% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#D6B4D7 color codes

HEX	`#D6B4D7`
RGB	`rgb(214, 180, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 70.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 30%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.19, 18.28, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.19, 22.44, 324.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.317, 51.846, 71.317)`
Decimal	`14070999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B4D7, 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 #D6B4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #D6B4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b4d7; }
.text { color: #d6b4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 180 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b4d7, #d7b4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6B4D7?: #D6B4D7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B4D7?: The RGB value is 214, 180, 215: 214 red, 180 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B4D7?: The complementary color is #B5D7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.