What color is #D8BEE2?

#D8BEE2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BEE2?

The RGB value is 216, 190, 226: 216 red, 190 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BEE2?

The complementary color is #C8E2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BEE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BEE2 color

#D8BEE2 rgb(216, 190, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D8BEE2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 74.5% green and 88.6% blue (216, 190, 226).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#D8BEE2 color codes

HEX	`#D8BEE2`
RGB	`rgb(216, 190, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.13, 15.64, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.13, 21.34, 317.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.458, 56.917, 79.738)`
Decimal	`14204642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BEE2, 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 #D8BEE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BEE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #D8BEE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bee2; }
.text { color: #d8bee2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bee2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 190 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bee2, #e2beda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #D8BEE2?: #D8BEE2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BEE2?: The RGB value is 216, 190, 226: 216 red, 190 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BEE2?: The complementary color is #C8E2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BEE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.