What color is #D1CEDC?

#D1CEDC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CEDC?

The RGB value is 209, 206, 220: 209 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CEDC?

The complementary color is #D9DCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CEDC color

#D1CEDC rgb(209, 206, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CEDC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 80.8% green and 86.3% blue (209, 206, 220).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#D1CEDC color codes

HEX	`#D1CEDC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 206, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 80.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, 3.63, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 7.49, 298.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.282, 62.865, 76.602)`
Decimal	`13749980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CEDC, 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 #D1CEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #D1CEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cedc; }
.text { color: #d1cedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 206 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cedc, #d8cedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D1CEDC?: #D1CEDC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CEDC?: The RGB value is 209, 206, 220: 209 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CEDC?: The complementary color is #D9DCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.