What color is #D6C9E4?

#D6C9E4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C9E4?

The RGB value is 214, 201, 228: 214 red, 201 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C9E4?

The complementary color is #D7E4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C9E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C9E4 color

#D6C9E4 rgb(214, 201, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6C9E4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 78.8% green and 89.4% blue (214, 201, 228).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Bliss (#CEC3DD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#D6C9E4 color codes

HEX	`#D6C9E4`
RGB	`rgb(214, 201, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 78.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.74, 9.48, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.74, 15.07, 308.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.619, 61.671, 81.989)`
Decimal	`14076388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C9E4, 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 #D6C9E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C9E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #D6C9E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c9e4; }
.text { color: #d6c9e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c9e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 201 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c9e4, #e4c9e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6C9E4?: #D6C9E4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C9E4?: The RGB value is 214, 201, 228: 214 red, 201 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C9E4?: The complementary color is #D7E4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C9E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.