What color is #D6BBDC?

#D6BBDC 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 #D6BBDC?

The RGB value is 214, 187, 220: 214 red, 187 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BBDC?

The complementary color is #C1DCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BBDC color

#D6BBDC rgb(214, 187, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6BBDC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.3% green and 86.3% blue (214, 187, 220).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#D6BBDC color codes

HEX	`#D6BBDC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 187, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.04, 15.44, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.04, 20.15, 320.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.418, 55.005, 75.236)`
Decimal	`14072796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BBDC, 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 #D6BBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #D6BBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bbdc; }
.text { color: #d6bbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 187 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bbdc, #dcbbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6BBDC?: #D6BBDC 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 #D6BBDC?: The RGB value is 214, 187, 220: 214 red, 187 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BBDC?: The complementary color is #C1DCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.