What color is #DBC0D8?

#DBC0D8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC0D8?

The RGB value is 219, 192, 216: 219 red, 192 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC0D8?

The complementary color is #C0DBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC0D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC0D8 color

#DBC0D8 rgb(219, 192, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBC0D8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 75.3% green and 84.7% blue (219, 192, 216).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#DBC0D8 color codes

HEX	`#DBC0D8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 192, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 75.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.58, 13.7, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.58, 16.1, 328.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.456, 57.718, 72.908)`
Decimal	`14401752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC0D8, 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 #DBC0D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC0D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #DBC0D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc0d8; }
.text { color: #dbc0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc0d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 192 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc0d8, #dbc0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBC0D8?: #DBC0D8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC0D8?: The RGB value is 219, 192, 216: 219 red, 192 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC0D8?: The complementary color is #C0DBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC0D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.