What color is #D5CBDD?

#D5CBDD 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 #D5CBDD?

The RGB value is 213, 203, 221: 213 red, 203 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CBDD?

The complementary color is #D3DDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CBDD color

#D5CBDD rgb(213, 203, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5CBDD is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 79.6% green and 86.7% blue (213, 203, 221).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#D5CBDD color codes

HEX	`#D5CBDD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 203, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 79.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, 6.74, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 10.21, 311.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.845, 62.079, 77.117)`
Decimal	`14011357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CBDD, 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 #D5CBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #D5CBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cbdd; }
.text { color: #d5cbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 203 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cbdd, #ddcbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #D5CBDD?: #D5CBDD 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 #D5CBDD?: The RGB value is 213, 203, 221: 213 red, 203 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CBDD?: The complementary color is #D3DDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.