What color is #D4C9FE?

#D4C9FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C9FE?

The RGB value is 212, 201, 254: 212 red, 201 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C9FE?

The complementary color is #F3FEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C9FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C9FE color

#D4C9FE rgb(212, 201, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4C9FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.8% green and 99.6% blue (212, 201, 254).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#D4C9FE color codes

HEX	`#D4C9FE`
RGB	`rgb(212, 201, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.8%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.4, 14.13, -24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.4, 28.35, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.924, 62.926, 102.419)`
Decimal	`13945342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C9FE, 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 #D4C9FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C9FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #D4C9FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c9fe; }
.text { color: #d4c9fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c9fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 201 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c9fe, #efc9fe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D4C9FE?: #D4C9FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C9FE?: The RGB value is 212, 201, 254: 212 red, 201 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C9FE?: The complementary color is #F3FEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C9FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.