What color is #D1CBDB?

#D1CBDB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CBDB?

The RGB value is 209, 203, 219: 209 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CBDB?

The complementary color is #D5DBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CBDB color

#D1CBDB rgb(209, 203, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CBDB is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.6% green and 85.9% blue (209, 203, 219).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#D1CBDB color codes

HEX	`#D1CBDB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 203, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.58, 5.02, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.58, 8.76, 304.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.434, 61.382, 75.668)`
Decimal	`13749211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CBDB, 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 #D1CBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #D1CBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cbdb; }
.text { color: #d1cbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 203 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cbdb, #d9cbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D1CBDB?: #D1CBDB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CBDB?: The RGB value is 209, 203, 219: 209 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CBDB?: The complementary color is #D5DBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.