What color is #D4D1FB?

#D4D1FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D1FB?

The RGB value is 212, 209, 251: 212 red, 209 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D1FB?

The complementary color is #F8FBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D1FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D1FB color

#D4D1FB rgb(212, 209, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D4D1FB is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 82% green and 98.4% blue (212, 209, 251).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 84% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#D4D1FB color codes

HEX	`#D4D1FB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 209, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 82%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 84%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, 9.22, -20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 22.15, 294.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.361, 66.562, 100.547)`
Decimal	`13947387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D1FB, 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 #D4D1FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D1FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #D4D1FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d1fb; }
.text { color: #d4d1fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d1fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 209 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d1fb, #e9d1fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D4D1FB?: #D4D1FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D1FB?: The RGB value is 212, 209, 251: 212 red, 209 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D1FB?: The complementary color is #F8FBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D1FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.