What color is #D6BADA?

#D6BADA 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 #D6BADA?

The RGB value is 214, 186, 218: 214 red, 186 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #D6BADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BADA color

#D6BADA rgb(214, 186, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6BADA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 72.9% green and 85.5% blue (214, 186, 218).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#D6BADA color codes

HEX	`#D6BADA`
RGB	`rgb(214, 186, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 72.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.74, 15.6, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.74, 19.88, 321.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.944, 54.477, 73.779)`
Decimal	`14072538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BADA, 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 #D6BADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #D6BADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bada; }
.text { color: #d6bada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 186 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bada, #dabace); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D6BADA?: #D6BADA 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 #D6BADA?: The RGB value is 214, 186, 218: 214 red, 186 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BADA?: The complementary color is #BEDABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.