What color is #D9BFE1?

#D9BFE1 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 #D9BFE1?

The RGB value is 217, 191, 225: 217 red, 191 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BFE1?

The complementary color is #C7E1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BFE1 color

#D9BFE1 rgb(217, 191, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9BFE1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.9% green and 88.2% blue (217, 191, 225).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#D9BFE1 color codes

HEX	`#D9BFE1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 191, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 74.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, 15.24, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 20.38, 318.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.835, 57.45, 79.104)`
Decimal	`14270433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BFE1, 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 #D9BFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #D9BFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bfe1; }
.text { color: #d9bfe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bfe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 191 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bfe1, #e1bfd8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D9BFE1?: #D9BFE1 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 #D9BFE1?: The RGB value is 217, 191, 225: 217 red, 191 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BFE1?: The complementary color is #C7E1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.