HEX Color #D3A8BD (Thistle)

About #D3A8BD

The hex code #D3A8BD represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Thistle. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 211, 168, and 189.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow, and 17% black. The HSL representation is 330.7° hue, 32.8% saturation, and 74.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D3A8BD

RGB211, 168, 189

HSL330.7°, 32.8%, 74.3%

CMYK0%, 20%, 10%, 17%

HSV330.7°, 20.4%, 82.7%

LAB73.2, 19.1, -4.7

XYZ50.1, 45.5, 54.3

Decimal13871293

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#D3A8BD #A8D3BE

Analogous

#D3A8D2 #D3A8A8

Triadic

#BCD3A8 #A8BCD3

Tetradic

#D2D3A8 #A8D3BE #A8A8D3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#D3A8BD

#D7B1C4

#DCBBCB

#E1C5D3

#E6CEDA

#EBD8E1

#F0E2E9

#F5EBF0

#FAF5F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#D3A8BD

#BB95A8

#A48293

#8C707E

#755D69

#5D4A54

#46383F

#2E252A

#171215

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.08:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.11:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.99:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.59:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D3A8BD; }

.text-color { color: #D3A8BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #D3A8BD; }

Similar Colors

Thistle

#D8BFD8