What color is #D7BDD4?

#D7BDD4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7BDD4?

The RGB value is 215, 189, 212: 215 red, 189 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7BDD4?

The complementary color is #BDD7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7BDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7BDD4 color

#D7BDD4 rgb(215, 189, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D7BDD4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 74.1% green and 83.1% blue (215, 189, 212).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#D7BDD4 color codes

HEX	`#D7BDD4`
RGB	`rgb(215, 189, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 74.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, 13.22, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 15.51, 328.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.104, 55.597, 69.945)`
Decimal	`14138836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7BDD4, 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 #D7BDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7BDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #D7BDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7bdd4; }
.text { color: #d7bdd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7bdd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 189 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7bdd4, #d7bdc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D7BDD4?: #D7BDD4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7BDD4?: The RGB value is 215, 189, 212: 215 red, 189 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7BDD4?: The complementary color is #BDD7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7BDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.