What color is #D9BFE7?

#D9BFE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BFE7?

The RGB value is 217, 191, 231: 217 red, 191 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BFE7?

The complementary color is #CDE7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BFE7 color

#D9BFE7 rgb(217, 191, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D9BFE7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.9% green and 90.6% blue (217, 191, 231).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#D9BFE7 color codes

HEX	`#D9BFE7`
RGB	`rgb(217, 191, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 74.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, 16.4, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 23.24, 314.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.668, 57.783, 83.49)`
Decimal	`14270439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BFE7, 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 #D9BFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #D9BFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bfe7; }
.text { color: #d9bfe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bfe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 191 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bfe7, #e7bfe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #D9BFE7?: #D9BFE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BFE7?: The RGB value is 217, 191, 231: 217 red, 191 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BFE7?: The complementary color is #CDE7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.