What color is #D6CBE7?

#D6CBE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CBE7?

The RGB value is 214, 203, 231: 214 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CBE7?

The complementary color is #DCE7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CBE7 color

#D6CBE7 rgb(214, 203, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D6CBE7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 79.6% green and 90.6% blue (214, 203, 231).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 37% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#D6CBE7 color codes

HEX	`#D6CBE7`
RGB	`rgb(214, 203, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 79.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 37%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, 8.99, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 15.35, 305.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.509, 62.778, 84.357)`
Decimal	`14076903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CBE7, 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 #D6CBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #D6CBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cbe7; }
.text { color: #d6cbe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cbe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 203 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cbe7, #e4cbe7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D6CBE7?: #D6CBE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CBE7?: The RGB value is 214, 203, 231: 214 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CBE7?: The complementary color is #DCE7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.