Light Medium Orchid (#D39BCB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.25:1 — vs black: 9.32:1

Color values

  • HEX #D39BCB
  • RGB rgb(211, 155, 203)
  • HSL hsl(308, 26%, 82%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 26.54, 3.79, 17.25 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D39BCB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Medium Orchid
#D39BCB Base
#9BD3A3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Medium Orchid
#D39BCB Base
#BF9BD3
#D39BAF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Medium Orchid
#D39BCB Base
#CBD39B
#9BCBD3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Medium Orchid
#D39BCB Base
#AFD39B
#9BD3BF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Medium Orchid
#D39BCB Base
#D3BF9B
#9BD3A3
#9BAFD3
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Medium Orchid
#D39BCB Base
#944188
#BC66AF
#C77FBC
#DFB7DA
#EAD0E7
#F7EDF6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Medium Orchid, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#120810
#411D3C
#703167
#A04693
#BE6CB2
Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB Base
#DAABD4
#E1BCDC
#E9CCE5
#F0DDED
#F7EDF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D39BCB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D39BCB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D39BCB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D39BCB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D39BCB,
        #C7DFCB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D39BCB,
        #C7DFCB
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-medium-orchid: #D39BCB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-medium-orchid-r: 211;
$light-medium-orchid-g: 155;
$light-medium-orchid-b: 203;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-medium-orchid;
    color: rgba($light-medium-orchid-r, $light-medium-orchid-g, $light-medium-orchid-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Medium Orchid appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D39BCB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AEAECA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A2A2CB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #CEA2A2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #ADADAD Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Medium Orchid ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB Base
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 ΔE 1.64
Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC ΔE 1.81
Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 3.57
Lilac #C8A2C8 ΔE 3.96

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.