What color is #D6C9F5?

#D6C9F5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C9F5?

The RGB value is 214, 201, 245: 214 red, 201 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C9F5?

The complementary color is #E8F5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C9F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C9F5 color

#D6C9F5 rgb(214, 201, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6C9F5 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 78.8% green and 96.1% blue (214, 201, 245).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 69% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#D6C9F5 color codes

HEX	`#D6C9F5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 201, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 78.8%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 69%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.26, 12.87, -19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.26, 23.77, 302.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.096, 62.662, 95.034)`
Decimal	`14076405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C9F5, 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 #D6C9F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C9F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #D6C9F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c9f5; }
.text { color: #d6c9f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c9f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 201 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c9f5, #ecc9f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D6C9F5?: #D6C9F5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C9F5?: The RGB value is 214, 201, 245: 214 red, 201 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C9F5?: The complementary color is #E8F5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C9F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.