What color is #D1CFDB?

#D1CFDB is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1CFDB?

The RGB value is 209, 207, 219: 209 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CFDB?

The complementary color is #D9DBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CFDB color

#D1CFDB rgb(209, 207, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D1CFDB is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 81.2% green and 85.9% blue (209, 207, 219).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#D1CFDB color codes

HEX	`#D1CFDB`
RGB	`rgb(209, 207, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 81.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, 2.91, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 6.38, 297.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.391, 63.295, 75.987)`
Decimal	`13750235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CFDB, 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 #D1CFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #D1CFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1cfdb; }
.text { color: #d1cfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1cfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 207 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1cfdb, #d7cfdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D1CFDB?: #D1CFDB is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1CFDB?: The RGB value is 209, 207, 219: 209 red, 207 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CFDB?: The complementary color is #D9DBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.