What color is #D3CAFC?

#D3CAFC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CAFC?

The RGB value is 211, 202, 252: 211 red, 202 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CAFC?

The complementary color is #F3FCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CAFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CAFC color

#D3CAFC rgb(211, 202, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3CAFC is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 79.2% green and 98.8% blue (211, 202, 252).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 89% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#D3CAFC color codes

HEX	`#D3CAFC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 202, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 79.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 89%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 20%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.5, 12.86, -23.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.5, 26.67, 298.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.551, 63.118, 100.806)`
Decimal	`13880060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CAFC, 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 #D3CAFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CAFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #D3CAFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cafc; }
.text { color: #d3cafc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cafc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 202 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cafc, #eccafc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3CAFC?: #D3CAFC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CAFC?: The RGB value is 211, 202, 252: 211 red, 202 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CAFC?: The complementary color is #F3FCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CAFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.