What color is #D1CCF0?

#D1CCF0 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CCF0?

The RGB value is 209, 204, 240: 209 red, 204 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CCF0?

The complementary color is #EBF0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CCF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CCF0 color

#D1CCF0 rgb(209, 204, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D1CCF0 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80% green and 94.1% blue (209, 204, 240).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#D1CCF0 color codes

HEX	`#D1CCF0`
RGB	`rgb(209, 204, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, 8.66, -17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 19.14, 296.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.612, 63.032, 91.236)`
Decimal	`13749488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CCF0, 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 #D1CCF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CCF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #D1CCF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ccf0; }
.text { color: #d1ccf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ccf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 204 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ccf0, #e3ccf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D1CCF0?: #D1CCF0 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CCF0?: The RGB value is 209, 204, 240: 209 red, 204 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CCF0?: The complementary color is #EBF0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CCF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.