What color is #DBBAD8?

#DBBAD8 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 #DBBAD8?

The RGB value is 219, 186, 216: 219 red, 186 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBBAD8?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBBAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBBAD8 color

#DBBAD8 rgb(219, 186, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBBAD8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 72.9% green and 84.7% blue (219, 186, 216).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#DBBAD8 color codes

HEX	`#DBBAD8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 186, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 72.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.12, 16.92, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.12, 19.98, 327.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.166, 55.137, 72.478)`
Decimal	`14400216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBBAD8, 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 #DBBAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBBAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #DBBAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbbad8; }
.text { color: #dbbad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 186 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbbad8, #dbbac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBBAD8?: #DBBAD8 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 #DBBAD8?: The RGB value is 219, 186, 216: 219 red, 186 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBBAD8?: The complementary color is #BADBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBBAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.