What color is #D7B7D3?

#D7B7D3 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 #D7B7D3?

The RGB value is 215, 183, 211: 215 red, 183 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B7D3?

The complementary color is #B7D7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B7D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B7D3 color

#D7B7D3 rgb(215, 183, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7B7D3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 71.8% green and 82.7% blue (215, 183, 211).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#D7B7D3 color codes

HEX	`#D7B7D3`
RGB	`rgb(215, 183, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 71.8%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, 16.26, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 18.99, 328.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.714, 53.018, 68.861)`
Decimal	`14137299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B7D3, 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 #D7B7D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B7D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #D7B7D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b7d3; }
.text { color: #d7b7d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b7d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 183 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b7d3, #d7b7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7B7D3?: #D7B7D3 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 #D7B7D3?: The RGB value is 215, 183, 211: 215 red, 183 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B7D3?: The complementary color is #B7D7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B7D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.