What color is #D5CFEC?

#D5CFEC is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CFEC?

The RGB value is 213, 207, 236: 213 red, 207 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CFEC?

The complementary color is #E6ECCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CFEC color

#D5CFEC rgb(213, 207, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D5CFEC is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 81.2% green and 92.5% blue (213, 207, 236).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#D5CFEC color codes

HEX	`#D5CFEC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 207, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 81.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 43%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.39, 7.53, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.39, 15.47, 299.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.891, 64.828, 88.435)`
Decimal	`14012396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CFEC, 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 #D5CFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #D5CFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cfec; }
.text { color: #d5cfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cfec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 207 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cfec, #e4cfec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D5CFEC?: #D5CFEC is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CFEC?: The RGB value is 213, 207, 236: 213 red, 207 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CFEC?: The complementary color is #E6ECCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.