What color is #DBC1D9?

#DBC1D9 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 #DBC1D9?

The RGB value is 219, 193, 217: 219 red, 193 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC1D9?

The complementary color is #C1DBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC1D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC1D9 color

#DBC1D9 rgb(219, 193, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBC1D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 75.7% green and 85.1% blue (219, 193, 217).

Its hue angle is 305°, 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 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#DBC1D9 color codes

HEX	`#DBC1D9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 193, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 75.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, 13.35, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 15.87, 327.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.806, 58.211, 73.665)`
Decimal	`14402009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC1D9, 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 #DBC1D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC1D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #DBC1D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc1d9; }
.text { color: #dbc1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc1d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 193 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc1d9, #dbc1cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBC1D9?: #DBC1D9 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 #DBC1D9?: The RGB value is 219, 193, 217: 219 red, 193 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC1D9?: The complementary color is #C1DBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC1D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.