What color is #D3CEDF?

#D3CEDF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CEDF?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 223: 211 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #D3CEDF?

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.

#D3CEDF color

#D3CEDF rgb(211, 206, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D3CEDF is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 87.5% blue (211, 206, 223).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#D3CEDF color codes

HEX	`#D3CEDF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.61, 4.87, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.61, 9.17, 302.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.252, 63.319, 78.74)`
Decimal	`13881055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEDF, 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 #D3CEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEDF 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 #D3CEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cedf; }
.text { color: #d3cedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cedf, #dbcedf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #D3CEDF?: #D3CEDF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CEDF?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 223: 211 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEDF?: The complementary color is #DADFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEDF?: 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.