What color is #D3CEF1?

#D3CEF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CEF1?

The RGB value is 211, 206, 241: 211 red, 206 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CEF1?

The complementary color is #ECF1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CEF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CEF1 color

#D3CEF1 rgb(211, 206, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3CEF1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.8% green and 94.5% blue (211, 206, 241).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 56% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#D3CEF1 color codes

HEX	`#D3CEF1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 206, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 56%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.14, 8.43, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.14, 18.58, 296.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.809, 64.342, 92.207)`
Decimal	`13881073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CEF1, 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 #D3CEF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CEF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #D3CEF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cef1; }
.text { color: #d3cef1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cef1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 206 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cef1, #e4cef1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3CEF1?: #D3CEF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CEF1?: The RGB value is 211, 206, 241: 211 red, 206 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CEF1?: The complementary color is #ECF1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CEF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.