What color is #D3CEDC?

#D3CEDC 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 #D3CEDC?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 220: 211 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEDC?

The complementary color is #D7DCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CEDC color

#D3CEDC rgb(211, 206, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CEDC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 86.3% blue (211, 206, 220).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#D3CEDC color codes

HEX	`#D3CEDC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.53, 4.29, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.53, 7.63, 304.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.851, 63.159, 76.629)`
Decimal	`13881052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEDC, 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 #D3CEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #D3CEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cedc; }
.text { color: #d3cedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cedc, #dacedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D3CEDC?: #D3CEDC 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 #D3CEDC?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 220: 211 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEDC?: The complementary color is #D7DCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.