What color is #D6BCE1?

#D6BCE1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6BCE1?

The RGB value is 214, 188, 225: 214 red, 188 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6BCE1?

The complementary color is #C7E1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6BCE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6BCE1 color

#D6BCE1 rgb(214, 188, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6BCE1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 73.7% green and 88.2% blue (214, 188, 225).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 38% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#D6BCE1 color codes

HEX	`#D6BCE1`
RGB	`rgb(214, 188, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 73.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 38%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.44, 15.86, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.44, 21.86, 316.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.303, 55.699, 78.847)`
Decimal	`14073057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6BCE1, 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 #D6BCE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6BCE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #D6BCE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6bce1; }
.text { color: #d6bce1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6bce1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 188 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6bce1, #e1bcda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D6BCE1?: #D6BCE1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6BCE1?: The RGB value is 214, 188, 225: 214 red, 188 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6BCE1?: The complementary color is #C7E1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6BCE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.