What color is #D6BBD3?

#D6BBD3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BBD3?

The RGB value is 214, 187, 211: 214 red, 187 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BBD3?

The complementary color is #BBD6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BBD3 color

#D6BBD3 rgb(214, 187, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6BBD3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.3% green and 82.7% blue (214, 187, 211).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#D6BBD3 color codes

HEX	`#D6BBD3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 187, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, 13.77, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 16.17, 328.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.258, 54.541, 69.126)`
Decimal	`14072787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BBD3, 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 #D6BBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #D6BBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bbd3; }
.text { color: #d6bbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 187 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bbd3, #d6bbc5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D6BBD3?: #D6BBD3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BBD3?: The RGB value is 214, 187, 211: 214 red, 187 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BBD3?: The complementary color is #BBD6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.