What color is #D9BADC?

#D9BADC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BADC?

The RGB value is 217, 186, 220: 217 red, 186 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #D9BADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BADC color

#D9BADC rgb(217, 186, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9BADC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 72.9% green and 86.3% blue (217, 186, 220).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#D9BADC color codes

HEX	`#D9BADC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 186, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 72.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, 16.99, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 21.32, 322.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.091, 55.038, 75.207)`
Decimal	`14269148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BADC, 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 #D9BADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #D9BADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9badc; }
.text { color: #d9badc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9badc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 186 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9badc, #dcbace); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D9BADC?: #D9BADC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BADC?: The RGB value is 217, 186, 220: 217 red, 186 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BADC?: The complementary color is #BDDCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.