What color is #D4CCDB?

#D4CCDB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CCDB?

The RGB value is 212, 204, 219: 212 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CCDB?

The complementary color is #D3DBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CCDB color

#D4CCDB rgb(212, 204, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4CCDB is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80% green and 85.9% blue (212, 204, 219).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#D4CCDB color codes

HEX	`#D4CCDB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 204, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.07, 5.5, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.07, 8.46, 310.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.528, 62.297, 75.787)`
Decimal	`13946075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CCDB, 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 #D4CCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #D4CCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ccdb; }
.text { color: #d4ccdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ccdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 204 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ccdb, #dbccdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D4CCDB?: #D4CCDB is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CCDB?: The RGB value is 212, 204, 219: 212 red, 204 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CCDB?: The complementary color is #D3DBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.