What color is #D1CBDE?

#D1CBDE 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 #D1CBDE?

The RGB value is 209, 203, 222: 209 red, 203 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CBDE?

The complementary color is #D8DECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CBDE color

#D1CBDE rgb(209, 203, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CBDE is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.6% green and 87.1% blue (209, 203, 222).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#D1CBDE color codes

HEX	`#D1CBDE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 203, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.67, 5.6, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.67, 10.31, 302.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.833, 61.541, 77.767)`
Decimal	`13749214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CBDE, 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 #D1CBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #D1CBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cbde; }
.text { color: #d1cbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 203 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cbde, #dbcbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1CBDE?: #D1CBDE 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 #D1CBDE?: The RGB value is 209, 203, 222: 209 red, 203 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CBDE?: The complementary color is #D8DECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.