What color is #D9B9D4?

#D9B9D4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B9D4?

The RGB value is 217, 185, 212: 217 red, 185 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B9D4?

The complementary color is #B9D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B9D4?

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.

#D9B9D4 color

#D9B9D4 rgb(217, 185, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9B9D4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.5% green and 83.1% blue (217, 185, 212).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D9B9D4 color codes

HEX	`#D9B9D4`
RGB	`rgb(217, 185, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, 16.05, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 18.54, 329.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.847, 54.204, 69.69)`
Decimal	`14268884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B9D4, 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 #D9B9D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B9D4 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 #D9B9D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b9d4; }
.text { color: #d9b9d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b9d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 185 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b9d4, #d9b9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9B9D4?: #D9B9D4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B9D4?: The RGB value is 217, 185, 212: 217 red, 185 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B9D4?: The complementary color is #B9D9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B9D4?: 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.