What color is #D4CCF6?

#D4CCF6 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 #D4CCF6?

The RGB value is 212, 204, 246: 212 red, 204 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CCF6?

The complementary color is #EEF6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CCF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CCF6 color

#D4CCF6 rgb(212, 204, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4CCF6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80% green and 96.5% blue (212, 204, 246).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 70% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#D4CCF6 color codes

HEX	`#D4CCF6`
RGB	`rgb(212, 204, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 70%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.88, 10.84, -19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.88, 22.4, 298.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.375, 63.836, 96.048)`
Decimal	`13946102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CCF6, 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 #D4CCF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CCF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #D4CCF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ccf6; }
.text { color: #d4ccf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ccf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 204 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ccf6, #e9ccf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4CCF6?: #D4CCF6 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 #D4CCF6?: The RGB value is 212, 204, 246: 212 red, 204 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CCF6?: The complementary color is #EEF6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CCF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.