What color is #D2CFE6?

#D2CFE6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2CFE6?

The RGB value is 210, 207, 230: 210 red, 207 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2CFE6?

The complementary color is #E3E6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2CFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2CFE6 color

#D2CFE6 rgb(210, 207, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2CFE6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 81.2% green and 90.2% blue (210, 207, 230).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#D2CFE6 color codes

HEX	`#D2CFE6`
RGB	`rgb(210, 207, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 81.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.99, 5.37, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.99, 12.2, 296.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.171, 64.04, 83.881)`
Decimal	`13815782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2CFE6, 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 #D2CFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2CFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #D2CFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2cfe6; }
.text { color: #d2cfe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2cfe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 207 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2cfe6, #decfe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2CFE6?: #D2CFE6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2CFE6?: The RGB value is 210, 207, 230: 210 red, 207 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2CFE6?: The complementary color is #E3E6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2CFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.