What color is #D7B6CF?

#D7B6CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B6CF?

The RGB value is 215, 182, 207: 215 red, 182 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B6CF?

The complementary color is #B6D7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B6CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B6CF color

#D7B6CF rgb(215, 182, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7B6CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 71.4% green and 81.2% blue (215, 182, 207).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#D7B6CF color codes

HEX	`#D7B6CF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 182, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 71.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, 16.08, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 18.03, 333.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.014, 52.409, 66.185)`
Decimal	`14137039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B6CF, 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 #D7B6CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B6CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #D7B6CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b6cf; }
.text { color: #d7b6cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b6cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 182 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b6cf, #d7b6bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7B6CF?: #D7B6CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B6CF?: The RGB value is 215, 182, 207: 215 red, 182 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B6CF?: The complementary color is #B6D7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B6CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.