What color is #D8BBDA?

#D8BBDA 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 #D8BBDA?

The RGB value is 216, 187, 218: 216 red, 187 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BBDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #D8BBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BBDA color

#D8BBDA rgb(216, 187, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8BBDA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 73.3% green and 85.5% blue (216, 187, 218).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#D8BBDA color codes

HEX	`#D8BBDA`
RGB	`rgb(216, 187, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 73.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, 15.74, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 19.6, 323.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.742, 55.202, 73.877)`
Decimal	`14203866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BBDA, 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 #D8BBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #D8BBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bbda; }
.text { color: #d8bbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 187 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bbda, #dabbcc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D8BBDA?: #D8BBDA 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 #D8BBDA?: The RGB value is 216, 187, 218: 216 red, 187 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BBDA?: The complementary color is #BDDABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.