What color is #D6B9D3?

#D6B9D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B9D3?

The RGB value is 214, 185, 211: 214 red, 185 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B9D3?

The complementary color is #B9D6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B9D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B9D3 color

#D6B9D3 rgb(214, 185, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6B9D3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 72.5% green and 82.7% blue (214, 185, 211).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#D6B9D3 color codes

HEX	`#D6B9D3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 185, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 72.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.29, 14.84, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.29, 17.47, 328.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.837, 53.698, 68.986)`
Decimal	`14072275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B9D3, 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 #D6B9D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B9D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #D6B9D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b9d3; }
.text { color: #d6b9d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b9d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 185 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b9d3, #d6b9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6B9D3?: #D6B9D3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B9D3?: The RGB value is 214, 185, 211: 214 red, 185 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B9D3?: The complementary color is #B9D6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B9D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.