What color is #D1CAEE?

#D1CAEE is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CAEE?

The RGB value is 209, 202, 238: 209 red, 202 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CAEE?

The complementary color is #E7EECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CAEE color

#D1CAEE rgb(209, 202, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1CAEE is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.2% green and 93.3% blue (209, 202, 238).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#D1CAEE color codes

HEX	`#D1CAEE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 202, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, 9.31, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 19.25, 298.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.844, 61.969, 89.523)`
Decimal	`13748974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CAEE, 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 #D1CAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #D1CAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1caee; }
.text { color: #d1caee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1caee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 202 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1caee, #e3caee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1CAEE?: #D1CAEE is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CAEE?: The RGB value is 209, 202, 238: 209 red, 202 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CAEE?: The complementary color is #E7EECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.