What color is #D3D6FF?

#D3D6FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D6FF?

The RGB value is 211, 214, 255: 211 red, 214 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D6FF?

The complementary color is #FFFCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D6FF color

#D3D6FF rgb(211, 214, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D3D6FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 83.9% green and 100% blue (211, 214, 255).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#D3D6FF color codes

HEX	`#D3D6FF`
RGB	`rgb(211, 214, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 83.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, 7.11, -20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 21.5, 289.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.956, 69.161, 104.305)`
Decimal	`13883135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D6FF, 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 #D3D6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #D3D6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d6ff; }
.text { color: #d3d6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 214 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d6ff, #e6d3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3D6FF?: #D3D6FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D6FF?: The RGB value is 211, 214, 255: 211 red, 214 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D6FF?: The complementary color is #FFFCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.