What color is #D4CEEF?

#D4CEEF is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CEEF?

The RGB value is 212, 206, 239: 212 red, 206 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CEEF?

The complementary color is #E9EFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CEEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CEEF color

#D4CEEF rgb(212, 206, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4CEEF is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80.8% green and 93.7% blue (212, 206, 239).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 51% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#D4CEEF color codes

HEX	`#D4CEEF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 206, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 51%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.16, 8.34, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.16, 17.57, 298.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.8, 64.371, 90.656)`
Decimal	`13946607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CEEF, 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 #D4CEEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CEEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #D4CEEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ceef; }
.text { color: #d4ceef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ceef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 206 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ceef, #e4ceef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D4CEEF?: #D4CEEF is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CEEF?: The RGB value is 212, 206, 239: 212 red, 206 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CEEF?: The complementary color is #E9EFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CEEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.