What color is #D6D1DC?

#D6D1DC is a very light, grayish violet known as Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Iron Maiden?

The RGB value is 214, 209, 220: 214 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Iron Maiden?

The complementary color is #D7DCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6D1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Iron Maiden color: hex code #D6D1DC

#D6D1DC rgb(214, 209, 220)

Shades of gray

Iron Maiden has the hex code #D6D1DC. It is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 82% green and 86.3% blue (214, 209, 220).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC) color codes

HEX	`#D6D1DC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 209, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 82%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, 3.72, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 6.08, 307.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.448, 65.064, 76.912)`
Decimal	`14078428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Iron Maiden, 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 #D6D1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6D1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #D6D1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6d1dc; }
.text { color: #d6d1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6d1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 209 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6d1dc, #dcd1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

See #D6D1DC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6D1DC?: #D6D1DC is a very light, grayish violet known as Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Iron Maiden?: The RGB value is 214, 209, 220: 214 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Iron Maiden?: The complementary color is #D7DCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6D1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.