What color is #D5CBFA?

#D5CBFA is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CBFA?

The RGB value is 213, 203, 250: 213 red, 203 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CBFA?

The complementary color is #F0FACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CBFA color

#D5CBFA rgb(213, 203, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5CBFA is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 79.6% green and 98% blue (213, 203, 250).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#D5CBFA color codes

HEX	`#D5CBFA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 203, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 79.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.84, 12.52, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.84, 25.12, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.048, 63.76, 99.251)`
Decimal	`14011386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CBFA, 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 #D5CBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #D5CBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cbfa; }
.text { color: #d5cbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cbfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 203 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cbfa, #edcbfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5CBFA?: #D5CBFA is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CBFA?: The RGB value is 213, 203, 250: 213 red, 203 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CBFA?: The complementary color is #F0FACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.