D9BDFF

#D9BDFF closest to Neon Boneyard

#D9BDFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Neon Boneyard. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(217, 189, 255)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #D9BDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.67:1.

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Variations of #D9BDFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#D9BDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D9BDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D9BDFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5C9FD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0C8FF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC6FF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5C9FD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1C5FE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D3C6D4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D8C1ED
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDC6D8

#D9BDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#D9BDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.67:1 Super#D9BDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D9BDFF in CSS

/* Neon Boneyard */
.color { color: #D9BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #D9BDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D9BDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(217 189 255);
color: hsl(265 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.095 303.8);

#D9BDFF FAQ

What color is #D9BDFF?

#D9BDFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #D9BDFF?

#D9BDFF is rgb(217, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(265, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D9BDFF?

The complementary color of #D9BDFF is #E3FFBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D9BDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #D9BDFF: 12.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D9BDFF a warm or cool color?

#D9BDFF is a cool color.