What color is #D9B9DD?

#D9B9DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9B9DD?

The RGB value is 217, 185, 221: 217 red, 185 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9B9DD?

The complementary color is #BDDDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9B9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9B9DD color

#D9B9DD rgb(217, 185, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9B9DD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.5% green and 86.7% blue (217, 185, 221).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#D9B9DD color codes

HEX	`#D9B9DD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 185, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, 17.71, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 22.42, 322.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.014, 54.671, 75.836)`
Decimal	`14268893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9B9DD, 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 #D9B9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9B9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #D9B9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9b9dd; }
.text { color: #d9b9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 185 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9b9dd, #ddb9cf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9B9DD?: #D9B9DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9B9DD?: The RGB value is 217, 185, 221: 217 red, 185 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9B9DD?: The complementary color is #BDDDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9B9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.