What color is #D4CAF5?

#D4CAF5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CAF5?

The RGB value is 212, 202, 245: 212 red, 202 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CAF5?

The complementary color is #EBF5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CAF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CAF5 color

#D4CAF5 rgb(212, 202, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4CAF5 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.2% green and 96.1% blue (212, 202, 245).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 68% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#D4CAF5 color codes

HEX	`#D4CAF5`
RGB	`rgb(212, 202, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.2%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 68%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.35, 11.7, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.35, 23.06, 300.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.75, 62.83, 95.085)`
Decimal	`13945589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CAF5, 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 #D4CAF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CAF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #D4CAF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4caf5; }
.text { color: #d4caf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4caf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 202 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4caf5, #eacaf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4CAF5?: #D4CAF5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CAF5?: The RGB value is 212, 202, 245: 212 red, 202 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CAF5?: The complementary color is #EBF5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CAF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.