What color is #D3CEE7?

#D3CEE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CEE7?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 231: 211 red, 206 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEE7?

The complementary color is #E2E7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CEE7 color

#D3CEE7 rgb(211, 206, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3CEE7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 90.6% blue (211, 206, 231).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#D3CEE7 color codes

HEX	`#D3CEE7`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.84, 6.42, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.84, 13.34, 298.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.356, 63.761, 84.555)`
Decimal	`13881063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEE7, 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 #D3CEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #D3CEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cee7; }
.text { color: #d3cee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cee7, #e0cee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3CEE7?: #D3CEE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CEE7?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 231: 211 red, 206 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEE7?: The complementary color is #E2E7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.