What color is #D7B8FF?

#D7B8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7B8FF?

The RGB value is 215, 184, 255: 215 red, 184 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7B8FF?

The complementary color is #E0FFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7B8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7B8FF color

#D7B8FF rgb(215, 184, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7B8FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 72.2% green and 100% blue (215, 184, 255).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#D7B8FF color codes

HEX	`#D7B8FF`
RGB	`rgb(215, 184, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 72.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.58, 24.44, -30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.58, 39.42, 308.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.211, 55.948, 102.057)`
Decimal	`14137599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7B8FF, 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 #D7B8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7B8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #D7B8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7b8ff; }
.text { color: #d7b8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7b8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 184 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7b8ff, #fab8ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D7B8FF?: #D7B8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7B8FF?: The RGB value is 215, 184, 255: 215 red, 184 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7B8FF?: The complementary color is #E0FFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7B8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.