What color is #D7BAD2?

#D7BAD2 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 #D7BAD2?

The RGB value is 215, 186, 210: 215 red, 186 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BAD2?

The complementary color is #BAD7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BAD2 color

#D7BAD2 rgb(215, 186, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7BAD2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 72.9% green and 82.4% blue (215, 186, 210).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#D7BAD2 color codes

HEX	`#D7BAD2`
RGB	`rgb(215, 186, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 72.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.59, 14.46, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.59, 16.63, 330.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.215, 54.219, 68.412)`
Decimal	`14138066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BAD2, 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 #D7BAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #D7BAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bad2; }
.text { color: #d7bad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 186 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bad2, #d7bac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D7BAD2?: #D7BAD2 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 #D7BAD2?: The RGB value is 215, 186, 210: 215 red, 186 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BAD2?: The complementary color is #BAD7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.