What color is #D5CEE8?

#D5CEE8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CEE8?

The RGB value is 213, 206, 232: 213 red, 206 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CEE8?

The complementary color is #E1E8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CEE8 color

#D5CEE8 rgb(213, 206, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D5CEE8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80.8% green and 91% blue (213, 206, 232).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#D5CEE8 color codes

HEX	`#D5CEE8`
RGB	`rgb(213, 206, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 80.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.03, 7.27, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.03, 13.97, 301.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.075, 64.115, 85.328)`
Decimal	`14012136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CEE8, 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 #D5CEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #D5CEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cee8; }
.text { color: #d5cee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 206 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cee8, #e2cee8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D5CEE8?: #D5CEE8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CEE8?: The RGB value is 213, 206, 232: 213 red, 206 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CEE8?: The complementary color is #E1E8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.