What color is #D0CEE9?

#D0CEE9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CEE9?

The RGB value is 208, 206, 233: 208 red, 206 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CEE9?

The complementary color is #E7E9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CEE9 color

#D0CEE9 rgb(208, 206, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D0CEE9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 80.8% green and 91.4% blue (208, 206, 233).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#D0CEE9 color codes

HEX	`#D0CEE9`
RGB	`rgb(208, 206, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 80.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.67, 5.85, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.67, 14.29, 294.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.789, 63.435, 86.011)`
Decimal	`13684457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CEE9, 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 #D0CEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #D0CEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0cee9; }
.text { color: #d0cee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0cee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 206 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0cee9, #ddcee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D0CEE9?: #D0CEE9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CEE9?: The RGB value is 208, 206, 233: 208 red, 206 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CEE9?: The complementary color is #E7E9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.