What color is #D7BCD9?

#D7BCD9 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 #D7BCD9?

The RGB value is 215, 188, 217: 215 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BCD9?

The complementary color is #BED9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BCD9 color

#D7BCD9 rgb(215, 188, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7BCD9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 73.7% green and 85.1% blue (215, 188, 217).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#D7BCD9 color codes

HEX	`#D7BCD9`
RGB	`rgb(215, 188, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 73.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.28, 14.68, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.28, 18.32, 323.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.53, 55.424, 73.247)`
Decimal	`14138585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BCD9, 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 #D7BCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #D7BCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bcd9; }
.text { color: #d7bcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 188 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bcd9, #d9bccd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7BCD9?: #D7BCD9 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 #D7BCD9?: The RGB value is 215, 188, 217: 215 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BCD9?: The complementary color is #BED9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.